Erin Burnett Interview…
Mediaite’s Nando Di Fino interviews Erin Burnett…
On getting in the field and out from behind the desk: There’s something about it where I just feel invigorated. You get to go out there and you’re switching from topic to topic, you’re driving around, you’re rushing around, you meet all these interesting people in the process of doing these things, and you learn all these things and stumble on things. I can’t imagine reporting on the region if I hadn’t been coming to the region all this time. I feel like it changes my whole world view. Otherwise you end up saying some more things that everyone else says. Because that’s based upon whatever’s out there from someone who went. When you go yourself, you’re able to add an informed and hopefully thoughtful angle to the story.
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December 13, 2011 at 5:47 pm
Yeah, the show seems entirely too personality centered. I guess CNN meant to make the show that way, but I think that is a bad idea in general. It isn’t about the anchor, but the show’s content. This concept seems utterly foreign to Burnett – its ALWAYS about her and what fulfills her personally. Is this a news show or a vehicle for Burnett to check off stuff on her Bucket List????