Amanpour and Company

November 23, 2020

Christiane speaks with Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby about the importance of the UK maintaining its international aid commitments. She also speaks with Bard College President Leon Botstein about how the college has extended education opportunities to both disadvantaged youth and inmates. Walter Isaacson speaks with WIRED editor-in-chief Nicholas Thompson about misinformation.

Wired EIC: Facebook is "Sticking Band-Aids on Problems"

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While technology and social media have kept us connected throughout the pandemic, they have also caused indisputable damage. Nicholas Thompson is editor-in-chief of WIRED Magazine and argues that to prevent the spread of harmful misinformation, sites like Facebook need to change their algorithms. Thompson speaks with Walter Isaacson about how information gets distorted and how we get trapped in ec

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    Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby

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    The world’s G20 economies have pledged to fairly share any vaccine and ensure affordability and accessibility to all, a condition requested by major philanthropists and faith leaders. To discuss all this and the importance of the UK's international aid commitments, Christiane speaks with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who is head of the worldwide Anglican community.

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    Bard College Pres. on Private Schools for the Common Good

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    Can private schools work for the common good? Leon Botstein believes they can. He has spent the past 45 years promoting that very ethos as president of Bard College. Botstein’s approach to the common good at Bard College has seen the school extend education opportunities to disadvantaged youth around the world and to inmates inside America’s sprawling prison system. He joins the show to discuss.

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