Fareed Zakaria Interview…
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Tim Cuprisin has an interview with Fareed Zakaria…
Fareed Zakaria’s new CNN show, which debuts at noon Sunday, won’t be revolutionary in its format.
But he says the focus of the new “Fareed Zakaria – GPS” – that’s “Global Public Square” – will be different from most Sunday talking head shows.
“The big difference is it’s going to deal with the other 95 percent of the human race,” he says. “It’s going to be mostly focused on things going on around the world.”
You can expect Zakaria, a telegenic veteran of TV appearances that include visits to Jon Stewart’s “Daily Show,” to make it more than a dry foreign policy discussion. As editor of Newsweek International and author of books such as his latest, “The Post-American World,” Zakaria has been able to comment freely on his worldview. That won’t change with his new hosting duties.
“Look, I’ve never been a reporter. I can’t start now,” he says. “I’ve always tried to be very fair, and I’ve always tried to be honest and honorable and approach things with integrity. But I’ve always been a commentator or an analyst. This will be a show that reflects my understanding of the world.”
May 30, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Why would CNN put on a “worldview” program during an election year? Not enough Americans are engaged in politics as it is, and I really doubt that people would tune in to this guy when we have our own politics to worry about for the next six months.
Also, isn’t this cutting into Wolf Blitzer’s program? I haven’t watched it in a while, but I thought it lasted until 2 p.m. ET.
May 30, 2008 at 4:20 pm
They took off a “worldview” program that was on at noon every day and put on one hour a week. Now they act like their doing some sort of specular service to the American people by giving them this? Management has shit for brains.