Amanpour and Company

January 14, 2020

Christiane Amanpour speaks with Jodi Kantor and Gretchen Carlson about the Me Too Movement and Harvey Weinstein's trial; and Oren Falkowitz about preventing hacking around the 2020 election. Michel Martin speaks with Lee McIntyre about the idea of a "post-truth" society,

Jodi Kantor on Harvey Weinstein's Trial

2m 54s

Harvey Weinstein's career came crashing down after journalists Jodi Kantor and Meghan Twohey published their bombshell investigation, exposing alleged abuse and intimidation over decades. They told the story of their own reporting in the recent book “She Said”, and Kantor speaks with Christiane from the New York Times office to give an update on the Weinstein story.

Previews + Extras

  • Gretchen Carlson Talks Eliminating Non-Disclosure Agreements: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Gretchen Carlson Talks Eliminating Non-Disclosure Agreements

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    Gretchen Carlson was an anchor at Fox News and was the first to sue Fox CEO Roger Ailes for sexual harassment. Her case was eventually settled for $20 million, but this came with a mandatory non-disclosure agreement. Now, along with two other women who sued Fox, Carlson has launched “Lift Our Voices” to try and end the silence imposed by non-disclosure agreements.

  • Oren Falkowitz on Preventing Hacking in the 2020 Elections: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Oren Falkowitz on Preventing Hacking in the 2020 Elections

    S2020 E2142 - 2m 45s

    Cybersecurity experts say Russian hackers are once again attempting to interfere in the US presidential election and have infiltrated Burisma, the Ukrainian gas company at the heart of the impeachment inquiry. Oren Falkowitz worked at the NSA before co-founding Area 1, a cyber security firm working to prevent these attacks. He joins the show from California to discuss the latest developments.

  • Lee McIntyre on Post-Truth in Today's Society: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Lee McIntyre on Post-Truth in Today's Society

    S2020 E2142 - 18m 20s

    The Iranian government's lie about the Ukrainian passenger plane fits in with a global dilemma: how to navigate a post-truth world. Michel Martin delves into that conundrum with Lee McIntyre, whose book, Post-Truth, traces the development of this phenomenon from its roots in science denial, cognitive bias and postmodernism through the rise of “fake news,” and “information silos.

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