Soledad O'Brien

摘要

Jumping into a season heavy on politics, former CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien starting Sept. 10 will be part of the Sunday-morning TV crew, hosting the magazine show Matter of Fact With Soledad O'Brien, which she will also coproduce with Hearst Television. Long a proponent of pushing those difficult issues people don't want to discuss, O'Brien sees the show as a new model in political talkers that gives voice to the people most affected by today's hot-button issues. After a stint as an Al Jazeera America correspondent, O'Brien has been pursuing issues of race and equality through her production company, Starfish Media, and focusing on the Starfish Foundation, the organization she founded to help girls in need make it successfully through college. O'Brien spoke with B&C's Diana Marszalek about her plans for differentiating the show, and the role journalism plays in spurring change.