Podcast appearances and mentions of Vivian Schiller

Ali Velshi is joined by Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Contrarian Jennifer Rubin, Executive Director of Aspen Digital Vivian Schiller, Co-Founder of The Contrarian Norman Eisen, Investigative Reporter with The New York Times Eric Lipton, former Federal Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge J. Michael Luttig, former U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest J. Moniz, Law Professor and Historian at UC Davis Law School Mary Ziegler, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Professor of Philosophy at Yale University Jason Stanley, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat

The billionaire owner of X has made misleading claims about Keir Starmer's handling of the grooming gangs scandal and Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has announced the end of independent fact-checking on Meta's platforms in the US. The move comes as Zuckerberg and other tech executives seek to improve relations with US President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office later this month.In this episode Amol and Nick talk to Vivian Schiller, former head of news at Twitter, about what is happening to free speech online. They also reflect on how Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and the Reform UK leader Nigel Farage have reacted to Elon Musk's intervention.To get Amol and Nick's take on the biggest stories and insights from behind the scenes at the UK's most influential radio news programme make sure you hit subscribe on BBC Sounds. That way you'll get an alert every time we release a new episode, and you won't miss our extra bonus episodes either. GET IN TOUCH: * Send us a message or a voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 4346 * Email today@bbc.co.uk The Today Podcast is hosted by Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson who are both presenters of BBC Radio 4's Today programme. Amol was the BBC's media editor for six years and is the former editor of the Independent, he's also the current presenter of University Challenge. Nick has presented the Today programme since 2015, he was the BBC's political editor for ten years before that and also previously worked as ITV's political editor. This episode was made by Lewis Vickers with Nadia Gyane and Grace Reeve. Digital production was by Nadia Gyane. The technical producer was Jonny Baker. The editor is Louisa Lewis. The executive producer is Owenna Griffiths.

Today, we look at why Meta is bringing to an end the use of independent fact-checkers on Facebook and Instagram - and replacing them with ‘community notes'. In a video posted online Mark Zuckerberg said third-party moderators were "too politically biased" and it was "time to get back to our roots around free expression". Adam is joined by Vivian Schiller, vice president and executive director of Aspen Digital, and former head of news at Twitter.And, as Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure to launch a UK-wide investigation into grooming gangs, Adam speaks to Tom Symonds, the BBC's political correspondent, and Alison Holt, the BBC's social affairs editor, about what was learnt from past inquiries into child sexual abuse. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Anna Harris and Teodora Agarici. The technical producer was Ricardo McCarthy. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.

New technologies have always led to changes in society, though not always as quickly or drastically as people feared. Could artificial intelligence be different? Instead of letting a new AI reality unfold amid helpless hand-wringing, what if we tried to learn from the past? In this talk recorded at the 2024 Aspen Ideas Festival, a panel of thoughtful technology experts from various perspectives meet to discuss what might happen in a future AI-infused world. They explore the possibilities between immediate havoc and the eventual end of humanity, and suggest actions we can take to get the outcome we want. UK historian, writer and TV presenter David Olusoga joins UK government technology advisor Karen McLuskie and tech philanthropist Vilas Dhar of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation. The executive director of Aspen Digital at the Aspen Institute, Vivian Schiller, moderates the conversation. aspenideas.org

There will be many races to watch as election results pour in tonight. That includes the competition among news outlets to one-up each other with splashy new technology. After all, it's an Election Night tradition. POLITICO Tech host Steven Overly chats with CNN senior product director Manav Tanneeru about the network's “Magic Wall” app, and then Aspen Digital executive director Vivian Schiller explains why journalists should keep it simple. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just two weeks before the people of the United States take to the polling stations to vote for their new President, Aspen UK convened an event at the United States Embassy in London to discuss the future of trust in democracy. The expert panel reflects on the recent elections in the UK and globally and look ahead to the critical United States Presidential election. They discuss the role of democracy in today's society, the nature of the threats it faces and what it will take to increase trust in the democratic values shared by the United Kingdom and United States.In this extraordinary year of more than 60 elections around the world the event assessed the extent that disinformation, misinformation and societal polarisation are affecting trust in democracy.  Our discussion highlights where democracies have proved resilient against a backdrop of economic hardship and global uncertainty and the areas where there is work to be done. The discussion is be moderated by Gordon Corera, the BBC's Security Correspondent. The  expert panellists are Polly Curtis (Chief Executive, Demos), Sunder Katwala (Director, British Future), Vivian Schiller (Executive Director, Aspen Digital) and Tim Squirrell (Director of Communications, Institute of Strategic Dialogue). Support the show

Almost anyone with a computer can figure out how to make a deepfake photo, video or audio. With a contentious and vitally important election around the corner in the United States, what can we do to prepare for convincing misinformation aimed at voters? Experts around the country and the world have been preparing for this issue, and many have already gone through their own recent elections. At the 2024 Aspen Ideas Festival, public and private sector officials met for a discussion on how to inoculate voters against bogus content and combat bad actors intent on disrupting democratic processes. Audrey Tang is Taiwan's first Digital Minister, and led a successful effort to safeguard the country's January elections. Michigan's Secretary of State, Jocelyn Benson, has been through the past two election cycles and received national recognition for her special attention to tech interference. And Ginny Badanes manages Microsoft's Democracy Forward program, focused on addressing global challenges to democracy. The Vice President and Executive Director of Aspen Digital, Vivian Schiller, moderates the conversation. aspenideas.org

In the space of 20 years, podcasting has gone from hobby to big business. What's the secret of success for the best in the industry? Also on the show, why there's trouble at the top of The Washington Post, and new research that shows more and more people are avoiding the news. Presenters: Katie Razzall and Ros Atkins Guests: Lewis Goodall, Co-host, The News Agents; Tony Pastor, Co-Founder, Goalhanger Podcasts; Nick Hilton, Co-founder, Podot; Vivian Schiller, Executive Director, Aspen Digital

What's behind the glut of politics podcasts? Hardly a month goes by without a new title being launched, competing with established brands like The New York Times's The Daily and the wildly popular The Rest is Politics with Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart. We talk to the team behind the latter about the secrets of its success, and the opportunities for journalists who want to break free of the strictures of traditional broadcasting. We also consider their appeal to politicians and reflect on the dominance of the medium by middle aged men. Plus we ask how much influence these platforms ultimately have. Also in the programme, we look at the row engulfing The Washington Post's new British CEO Will Lewis.Guests: Baroness Ruth Davidson, Co-presenter, Electoral Dysfunction; Lewis Goodall, Co-host, The News Agents; Tony Pastor, Co-Founder, Goalhanger Podcasts; Adam Fleming, Presenter, Newscast; Nick Hilton, Co-founder, Podot; Vivian Schiller, Executive Director, Aspen DigitalPresenters: Katie Razzall & Ros Atkins Producer: Simon Richardson Assistant Producer: Martha Owen

The Traitors is a format based on the Dutch series De Verraders and it's now popular all over the world. We talk to Mike Cotton, a reality TV expert who has also worked on Gogglebox, Naked Attraction, The Only Way is Essex and Undercover Boss, about what makes reality TV work.And we explore the wider implications of The New York Times' legal action against artificial intelligence company OpenAI and Microsoft. The New York Times claims its copyright has been infringed because these companies use millions of its articles to train their AI models. Plus, we explore the idea of the media gatekeeper with Neil Maggs whose new documentary A Spokesperson Said explores their role for Radio 4. Guests: Mike Cotton, Deputy Creative Director, Studio Lambert; Claire Atkinson, founder, The Media Mix; Siobhan Synnot, TV critic; Vivian Schiller, Executive Director, Aspen Digital; Neil Maggs, journalist.Producer: Simon RichardsonPresenter: Ros Atkins

Today is the anniversary of Open AI's launch of Chat GPT, a tool which brought AI out of the realm of sci-fi and right to our fingertips. AI seems to have crept into every facet of our lives in that one year, and it's hard to know if that's a good or bad thing–especially in light of the chaos wrought by Open AI's recent firing and rehiring of their co-founder Sam Altman.   Sometimes it feels like the battle lines are drawn–you can be for or against AI–and the stakes are high. So in this episode of Next Question, Katie is joined by her plus one, Vivian Schiller, in conversation with data scientists and AI ambassadors Chris Wiggins and Vilas Dhar, to sort through some of the noise.    The panel covers a lot of ground, but remains grounded in real-world examples (and there are several acronyms defined!), to rationally consider what AI can and should do for us now, what risks we should keep an eye on, and who needs to be involved in the conversation shaping AI's next chapter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Focus Financial CEO retiring, Chevron to acquire Hess Corp, Google ordered to pay $1.15M in gender discrimination case, Le Masurier's development plans rejected, Ackman's hedge fund covers short positions, Wellington Access Ventures raises $150M, Databricks to acquire Arcion for $100M, Vivian Schiller on misinformation spread, and the potential benefits and concerns of digital securities.

Meta will launch a Twitter rival app on Thursday. Adam is joined by Shiona McCallum, BBC tech reporter, and Vivian Schiller, the former head of news at Twitter, to talk about the effect they expect it to have on our online lives. Chris Mason is also on with the latest as the police reopen an investigation into a 'jingle and mingle' event at Conservative HQ while Covid restrictions were in place. And, business editor Simon Jack has been investigating what's going on with Nigel Farage's bank accounts, after Mr Farage claimed an account of his was shut for political reasons. We hear what he's found. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Alex Collins and Rufus Gray. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The news editor was Damon Rose.

The United States is increasingly worried about a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. The Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command says the US military has done a lot of work in taking lessons learned from Russia's war in Ukraine and applying them to US support of Taiwan. But he's also been warning that the Chinese threat to Taiwan is “closer to us than most think." Joining the show to discuss is Taiwanese-American journalist Brian Hioe.  Also on today's show: Vivian Schiller, Twitter's former Global Chair of News; David Grann, author of The Wager; John Oppermann, Executive Director, Earth Day Initiative To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

The Daily Telegraph has got hold of thousands of WhatsApp messages sent by Matt Hancock when he was Health secretary during the pandemic. Meanwhile, the FBI has said it believes the most likely explanation for the origin of the pandemic is a lab leak in China. Both stories provide big questions for the business of journalism; what are the ethics of working with leaked private correspondence, and were some journalists too quick to dismiss the 'lab leak theory' when it first emerged? Guests: Heather Brooke, freedom of information campaigner; Vivian Schiller, executive director of Aspen Digital; Paul Nuki, senior editor, Global Health Security and Campaigns at The Telegraph; Tim Caulfield, professor of health law and science policy at the University of Alberta; Pippa Allen-Kinros, Full Fact, and Erik Wemple, Washington Post columnist Presenter: Ros Atkins Producer: Helen Fitzhenry

Cybersecurity gaps in the technological systems that run our lives are becoming more and more apparent. Hardly a day goes by that we don't hear about another major institution hit with an attack. Many hospitals and healthcare organizations have suffered interruptions of service because of cyber hacks and ransomware, and the consequences for patients can literally be life or death. But could these kinds of threats go even deeper? What happens when we implant internet-connected devices into our bodies, like pacemakers and defibrillators? Electrical engineer and professor Kevin Fu researches medical device cybersecurity, and uses threat modeling to game out and catch every possible weak spot before the unthinkable happens to a patient. Jessica Wilkerson works on the regulation and enforcement side, developing policy at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for safe and effective medical devices. Vivian Schiller, the executive director of Aspen Digital, moderates a conversation between the two about what it takes to ensure safety against increasingly sophisticated bad actors when the stakes couldn't be higher, and the exact methods and scenarios are unknown.

When Vivian Schiller signed on as a Senior Executive at Twitter in 2013, she was excited to be joining a company that seemed poised to remake the world. It was a heavy time for the social media start-up. Just a few years early, it had been messages on Twitter that connected Democracy activists throughout the Middle East leading to a revolutionary moment known as the Arab Spring. But Schiller soon became disillusioned and has long since left the company. In the years since, Twitter was increasingly hi-jacked by purveyors of hate and disinformation, fouling democracy instead of spreading it. Now, billionaire Elon Musk has taken over twitter, fired half its workforce, and signaled plans to revise if not roll back the content moderation policies that lead the company to kick Donald Trump off the platform for spreading election lies. We talk to Vivian Schiller about what we should make of the Musk takeover and what it portends for the future of Twitter, social media, and American Democracy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

At a time when reality and satire are becoming increasingly indistinguishable, it is easy to see why disinformation can be so hard to detect. To dissect the various types of disinformation and identify the role business plays in helping tell the truth, we sat down with journalist Vivian Schiller, Executive Director of Aspen Digital, who is focused on the intersection of media and technology.

412 visualizaciones Emitido en directo el 28 oct 2021 Uno de los principales problemas que conlleva el mal uso de las tecnologías son las fake news o desinformación. ¿Quién se aprovecha de este fenómeno? Acogemos en esta charla a Vivian Schiller, Directora Ejecutiva de Aspen Digital, en un encuentro con José María de Areilza, Secretario General de Aspen Institute España. #TechSociety Más información en: https://espacio.fundaciontelefonica.com/evento/tech-society-vivian-schiller/ Puedes verlo en español en youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaOPrL4TXd8 Un nuevo espacio para una nueva cultura: visita el Espacio Fundación Telefónica en pleno corazón de Madrid, en la calle Fuencarral 3. Visítanos y síguenos en: Web: https://espacio.fundaciontelefonica.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EspacioFTef Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/espaciofundaciontef Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/espacioftef/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CulturaSiglo21

De la responsable d'Aspen Digital, Vivian Schiller, au propriétaire de l'Olympique de Marseille, Frank McCourt, en passant par le créateur du téléphone Murena, Gaël Duval, ils sont une poignée à inventer un Internet qui accapare moins notre attention, nos données personnelles ou suscite moins de polarisation. Tour d'horizon.

Vivian Schiller is the executive director of Aspen Digital, former head of news at Twitter, and former CEO of NPR. She joins Big Technology Podcast for a discussion of why the public distrusts elites. This conversation takes place in Davos — as the World Economic Forum conducts its annual meeting — and dissects its controversial initiatives such as the "Great Reset." Stay tuned for the second half where we discuss the latest with big tech and Joe Biden's tech agenda.

The reversal of Roe v. Wade would make it difficult or impossible for millions of people to obtain abortions, but would also open the doors to criminally prosecute people who seek or obtain an abortion. And in our technological age, that criminalization brings new, frightening opportunities for digital surveillance by law enforcement agencies or anti-abortion vigilantes. In this panel from Aspen Digital, “Digital Surveillance and the Fight for Reproductive Rights,” three experts in digital privacy and civil rights walk us through the risks and existing practices, and share what can be done: Wafa Ben-Hassine from the Omidyar Network, Tiffany Li from University of New Hampshire School of Law and Yale Law School's Information Society Project, and Cynthia Conti-Cook from the Ford Foundation. The panelists are also joined by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, a longtime advocate for digital privacy, and Vivian Schiller, the Executive Director of Aspen Digital, moderates. 

It's the news that was everywhere for one day and then sort of faded away. A bit like a viral tweet you might say, it dominated, and then we just scrolled on.   Elon Musk, the world's richest man, reached a deal to buy Twitter.   The right were happy, the left were mad. And Twitter was the perfect place for everyone to sound off.   But the deal isn't done and there's still a long way to go.   We talk to our Washington Correspondent, Siobhan Kennedy, about who exactly is the man behind this mega takeover. We also talk to the former head of news at Twitter, Vivian Schiller, about free speech, the law and social media. Sources: Sky News, TED, Fox News, CNN Produced by: Freya Pickford

Three major stories could change the way we get our news. The multi-million-dollar streaming service CNN+, once billed as the broadcaster's future, has shut down after less than a month. Over in Silicon Valley, Elon Musk has signed a $44 billion deal to buy Twitter. And the UK has seen the launch of a new broadcast channel in Talk TV. These three models – streaming, social media, and broadcast – offer competing alternatives for how we'll consume news-based content in the future, but which of them will win out? Guests: Claire Atkinson, Chief Media Correspondent, Insider; Vivian Schiller, Executive Director, Aspen Digital; Christopher Williams, Business Editor, The Telegraph; Lauren Hirsch, reporter, The New York Times. Producer: Dan Hardoon Presenter: Ros Atkins Studio engineer: Tim Heffer

The board of Twitter has agreed to a $44bn (£34.5bn) takeover offer from Elon Musk. The billionaire has promised to reduce censorship on the platform, raising questions about what his approach will mean for the "digital town square". On Monday he tweeted that he hoped his worst critics would remain on Twitter "because that is what free speech means". Today's Nick Robinson speaks to Vivian Schiller, former head of global news at Twitter who is now executive director at the Aspen Institute, and Ross Gerber, friend of Elon Musk and founder of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth Management. (Image credit: Patrick Pleul/Pool via REUTERS)

France gears up for Sunday's presidential run-off… In true Brexitcast style, Katya Adler updates Adam from the back of a taxi in Paris as the Macron and Le Pen campaigns draw to a close. Also… With more details emerging around Elon Musk's plan to buy Twitter, Vivian Schiller, a former Twitter executive, explains what the billionaire's possible takeover could mean. And Robin Porter, chief executive of Luton Council, tells us what makes Luton Airport Parkway an inspirational destination. Today's Newscast was made by Tim Walklate with Ben Cooper, Michele Theil and Cordelia Hemming. The technical producer was Cassie Galpin and the editor was Jonathan Aspinwall.

Vivian Schiller, Executive Director of Aspen Digital at the Aspen Institute and former President and CEO of National Public Radio, joins Edelman's Justin Blake to discuss the raging Infodemic, declining trust in media and what other institutions like business can do about it. Blake, Executive Director of the Edelman Trust Institute, and Schiller unpack findings … Continue reading "Fighting the Infodemic with Aspen Institute's Vivian Schiller"

The cornerstone of democracy is the principle that all citizens have the right and ability to participate in their own governance, either directly or via representation. While many Americans today may believe that we've lost sight of that inclusive ideal, Rashad Robinson, racial justice activist and the president of Color of Change, points out that for some, the system has never worked as well as it was supposed to. He wants us to come together and look ahead to build a new, more inclusive, more functional version of democracy than what we had before, and be honest about what that requires. In this panel from the State of Democracy Summit, co-presented by the 92nd Street Y and Aspen Digital, Robinson is interviewed by Vivian Schiller, the Executive Director of Aspen Digital.

Today, we've got two conversations about the problem of mis- and disinformation. In the first segment, Courtney Radsch, a Tech Policy Press contributor and board member, speaks with Vivian Schiller, Executive Director of Aspen Digital, a part of the Aspen Institute that just released the final report of the Commission on Information Disorder. And in the second segment, Justin Hendrix speaks with Karen Hao, senior AI editor at MIT Technology Review about her year reporting on how the business model of social media platforms incentivizes the deterioration of information ecosystems. 

Norms in newsrooms across the United States are being upended thanks to deep polarization, a racial reckoning, and the pandemic. Hallmark journalistic traits like neutrality and objectivity are being redefined. Eric Deggans, TV critic for NPR, says it's impossible to be objective, and journalists have long been advocates for the status quo. “We've seen newspapers apologize for how they covered the Civil Rights Movement because they marginalized civil rights advocates." Still, today's challenges are unique. Newsrooms are grappling with generational change, the Me Too movement, and journalists who became oppositional following President Trump's "enemy of the people" comments. Deggans speaks with Joanne Lipman, former editor in chief for USA Today, and Vivian Schiller, executive director of Aspen Digital.

Technology has changed the way we think and interact with one another, and social media platforms are intentionally engineered to be addictive and manipulative. Those messages are in the documentary "The Social Dilemma," which was created by Jeff Orlowski's filmmaking company Exposure Labs. "Big social," says Orlowski, is transforming our information ecosystem. He tells Vivian Schiller, executive director of Aspen Digital, that an unregulated social media landscape cannot co-exist with a healthy, functioning democracy. Orlowski's team is also behind the climate change films "Chasing Ice" and "Chasing Coral."

Twenty years ago, terror attacks on September 11th took place in the United States over the course of a morning but the effects have been felt ever since — politically and psychologically. Journalist Garrett Graff says America lost its innocence that day and the attacks led to a series of consequential blunders by political leaders. The anger, hatred, and fear that emerged from 9/11 and the resulting War on Terror is to blame for the distrust and divisiveness that exists in America today. Graff and filmmaker Brian Knappenberger have devoted their careers to documenting 9/11 and its aftermath. Graff is the author of The Only Plane in the Sky and Knappenberger directed the Netflix docu-series "Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror." They speak with Vivian Schiller, executive director of Aspen Digital at the Aspen Institute.Garrett Graff's article in The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/09/after-911-everything-wrong-war-terror/620008/Trailer of "Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqgNFGkOjBE

Instead of coming together during the pandemic, many Americans have grown farther apart. People are increasingly living in different realities of news, politics, and information, which is putting public health, elections, and democracy at risk. False and misleading information online are partly to blame, says Vivian Schiller, director of Aspen Digital. "Much of this stems from malign actors, some who are driven by profit and others, like foreign intelligence services, strategically weaponize our existing divisions against us." She speaks with Chris Krebs, former head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the Department of Homeland Security, and Yasmin Green, director of research and development for Jigsaw, about the roots of our broken information ecosystem.

On this episode of Global Reboot, FP Editor in Chief Ravi Agrawal interviews Marietje Schaake, former Member of the EU Parliament, and Vivian Schiller, former President and CEO of NPR as well as the former Head of News at Twitter, on Big Tech's expansive role in our civic lives. Is high-tech a tool to further democratization or for greater oppression? And what solutions should be considered as governments look to regulate big tech?Global Reboot is a FP Partner Podcast with the Doha Forum. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alan Miller is the CEO and founder of the News Literacy Project. He examines the role of news literacy and education as an effective countermeasure to the spread of mis and disinformation, with Vivian Schiller. This session is part of a video series of expert briefings on mis and disinformation hosted by the Aspen Institute in tandem with our Commission on Information Disorder to help make sense of the various facets of the information crisis called Disinfo Discussions. They are designed as a resource for the commissioners and the broader public. To learn more about Aspen Digital's Commission on Information Disorder, visit www.AspenInfoCommission.org. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook @AspenDigital.

On this episode of Global Reboot, FP Editor in Chief Ravi Agrawal interviews Marietje Schaake, former Member of the EU Parliament, and Vivian Schiller, former President and CEO of NPR as well as the former Head of News at Twitter, on Big Tech's expansive role in our civic lives. Is high-tech a tool to further democratization or for greater oppression? And what solutions should be considered as governments look to regulate big tech?Global Reboot is a FP Partner Podcast with the Doha Forum. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Leaders in Washington and on Wall Street are grappling with conservative allegiances as lawmakers approach a vote on impeachment and corporate America cuts off donations to lawmakers who opposed the 2020 Presidential Election results. Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie discusses the fundamentals of big tech regulation and responsibility with Twitter’s former Global Chair of News and former President and CEO of NPR, Vivian Schiller. Plus, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla joins CNBC’s Meg Tirrell to discuss coronavirus vaccine bottlenecks across the country. 

All the best bits from the past week on Monocle 24 carefully curated into a 60-minute show presented by Markus Hippi. This week: the former head of NPR and head of news at Twitter, Vivian Schiller, explains just how powerful the US media networks are in the election process; we meet one of the UK’s best-known thriller writers, Robert Harris; and we head to Ecuador for a Tall Story.

Princess Diana's brother has called for an inquiry into the circumstances of his sister's historic Panorama interview. Charles Spencer alleges BBC reporter Martin Bashir used "sheer dishonesty" to secure the interview. The corporation said its investigation was "hampered at the moment" by the fact that Bashir was "seriously unwell" with complications from Covid-19. Amol Rajan discusses the allegations with BBC Royal correspondent, Jonny Dymond. Also in the programme, why Substack has become one of the hottest brands in media, and a libel case loss for Johnny Depp. Guests: Hamish McKenzie, co-founder of Substack, Vivian Schiller, executive director at the Aspen Institute, Persephone Bridgman Baker, senior associate at Carter Ruck, and Jonny Dymond, BBC Royal correspondent. Presenter: Amol Rajan Producer: Richard Hooper

Shane Harris of The Washington Post, the former Chief Council to the National Security Agency Matt Olsen, and former top Twitter executive Vivian Schiller all join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Harris and Olsen discuss the current confusion and uncertainty about the Hunter Biden email story published by the New York Post. Then, Schiller talks about the how her former employer has handled the situation by blocking the spread of the story on its platform. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Majority.FM's AM QUICKIE! Brought to you by justcoffee.coop TODAY'S HEADLINES: Early voting has kicked off in more states, as court battles over ballot counting and voter registration continue. There’s a ratings war, too: Donald Trump and Joe Biden are holding separate televised town halls instead of a debate. Meanwhile, fears are growing that Russia and Turkey could get dragged into the fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan. There are oil pipelines involved, which never bodes well. And lastly, scientists think they know how to solve climate change and prevent mass extinction: by turning over a share of the world’s cropland back to nature. It sounds so simple when you put it that way... THESE ARE THE STORIES YOU NEED TO KNOW: Tonight was originally supposed to be the second debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Instead, Americans will be subjected to a ratings contest, with rival candidate town halls on rival TV networks. ABC News is hosting a town hall with Biden at 8 p.m. Eastern time. And, at the same time, NBC News will host a Trump town hall. ABC’s Biden programming was scheduled a week ago, but NBC reached its deal with Trump only yesterday. On Twitter, former NBC News executive Vivian Schiller called the head-to-head programming decision shameful and said it wouldn’t serve the public interest. In other election news, early voting opened yesterday in Kansas, Rhode Island and Tennessee. In Virginia, the Washington Post reports that a federal judge has extended the state’s voter registration deadline through 11:59 p.m. tonight. A severed fiber optic cable kept Virginia voters from registering online most of Tuesday, prompting the extension. Pennsylvania’s highest court will take up the question of whether counties should count mail- in ballots when a voter’s signature doesn’t necessarily match the one on their registration. The state Supreme Court will decide the matter tomorrow, per the Associated Press. Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar, a Democrat, told counties that said state law does not permit them to reject a mail-in ballot solely over a perceived signature inconsistency. Trump wants more ballots to be rejected, so his campaign took Boockvar to court. Finally, Politico reports that Defense Secretary Mark Esper has declined to commit to keep troops away from polling stations next month. Democratic Representatives Elissa Slotkin of Michigan and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey told reporters this week that Esper was evasive in written answers to questions they submitted regarding the role of the armed forces in a peaceful transition of power. Is it too early to start drinking? Russia Mediates Armenian Conflict A cease-fire between Armenia and Azerbaijan appears to be failing. More than five hundred people have died in seventeen days of fighting in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is inside Azerbaijan but governed by Armenians. Yesterday, Reuters reports, Azerbaijan accused Armenia of trying to attack its oil and gas pipelines, and warned of a severe response. Fears are reportedly growing that Russia and Turkey could be sucked into the conflict. Turkey’s weapons sales to its ally Azerbaijan rose six-fold this year, with sales of drones and other military hardware rising to $77 million last month alone. Turkey has accused Armenia of occupying Azeri territory and vowed full support for Azerbaijan. Turkey has also repeatedly called upon international mediators including the United States to urge Armenia to withdraw. But it’s Russian President Vladimir Putin who has stepped in to play mediator. Putin spoke to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan by phone yesterday and expressed his concerns about the participation of Middle East fighters in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the Kremlin said in a statement. The statement also said that both Putin and Erdogan reaffirmed the importance of a Moscow-mediated ceasefire. Moscow has a military treaty that calls for it to assist Armenia should its sovereignty be threatened, per the Guardian. However, Russia has made clear it does not regard defending Nagorno-Karabakh as part of its treaty obligations. Here’s hoping for a new cease-fire. One thing the world does not need is a wider war. Scientists Propose Farmland Re-wilding Meterological data released yesterday showed that this year the world had its hottest September on record. But there was also some hopeful news, published in the journal Nature. Researchers report that returning thirty percent of the world’s farmland to wilderness could greatly help fight climate change and prevent mass extinction. According to the New York Times, the researchers began with a map from the European Space Agency that breaks down the surface of the planet into a grid of parcels classified by ecosystem: forests, wetlands, shrub lands, grasslands and arid regions. Then, using an algorithm they developed, the scientists evaluated which parcels would yield the highest returns for mitigating climate change and biodiversity loss, if returned to their natural states. The scientists found that benefits rise and fall depending on how much land is restored. Relinquishing fifteen percent of strategic farmlands, the Times reports, could spare sixty percent of predicted extinctions and sequester about thirty percent of the built-up carbon in the atmosphere. The authors estimate that at the global level, fifty-five percent of farmland could be returned to nature while maintaining current levels of food production by using existing agricultural land more effectively and sustainably. Great – so when do we start? AND NOW FOR SOME QUICKER QUICKIES: An update from the third and final day of Amy Coney Barrett’s Senate confirmation hearings: the Washington Post reports that she declined to share her legal views on abortion rights, voting rights and the Affordable Care Act. She also failed, when asked, to name all five freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution. For what it’s worth, they are the freedoms of speech, press, religion, assembly, and the right to petition the government. In fairness to Barrett, nobody told her that question would be on the test. The leaders of the Golden Dawn party in Greece were each sentenced yesterday to thirteen years in prison, the Guardian reports. A court previously ruled that the fascist party was in fact a criminal gang. One member, who fatally stabbed an anti-fascist hip-hop artist, was sentenced to life in prison. Some Greek leftists said the punishments were inadequate. After living through a prolonged neo-Nazi terror campaign, can you blame them? Pilgrim’s Pride, one of the largest poultry producers in the US, said yesterday it would pay nearly $111 million to settle federal charges that it helped fix prices for chickens and thenpassed on higher costs to consumers, the AP reports. Separately, the company’s controlling shareholder pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn of conspiring to violate the foreign corrupt practices act, and paying bribes to Brazilian officials in exchange for state financing. Hey, there’s another good reason to buy local. According to the Payday Report, the seventy thousand-member Rochester, New York AFL-CIO Labor Council this week became the first regional AFL-CIO body in the US to call for a general strike if Trump does not respect the outcome of the election. Council president Dan Maloney said they hope to encourage other labor groups and get the discussion started now about possible action strategies if Trump does not follow a Constitutional transfer of power. Yes, more of this, please! That’s all for the AM Quickie. Join us this afternoon on the Majority Report. OCT 15, 2020 - AM Quickie HOSTS - Sam Seder & Lucie Steiner WRITER - Corey Pein PRODUCER - Dorsey Shaw EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Brendan Finn

The Digital Divide is the gap between those who have easy access to computers and the internet, and those who don’t. The problem this gap creates is becoming more acute during the coronavirus pandemic. As schools move to distance learning, workers are displaced from their jobs, and public services move online, the need for an affordable, reliable broadband connection and productivity technology is great. Low-income Americans and communities of color are particularly disadvantaged. Aspen Digital’s Vivian Schiller speaks with Geoffrey Starks, FCC commissioner, Jim Steyer, founder and CEO of Common Sense Media, Gigi Sohn, distinguished fellow at the Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law & Policy, and Larry Irving, former Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The views and opinions of the speakers in the podcast do not necessarily reflect those of the Aspen Institute.

China was the first country in the world to experience effects from COVID-19. Now the epidemic there is slowing. How did the country of more than 1 billion people make it through? Technology played a big role. In this episode, Lydia Lee, Gary Liu, and Andrew McLaughlin join Vivian Schiller, executive director of the Aspen Digital program at the Aspen Institute, to talk over the kinds of technology that were launched or re-purposed to address aspects of the crisis. How did technology help keep the virus from spreading? How was misinformation handled online? Are there lessons that the United States can draw from? The views and opinions of the speakers in the podcast do not necessarily reflect those of the Aspen Institute.

Two major news stories are dominating headlines: the novel coronavirus and the 2020 presidential contest. Both are vulnerable to disinformation campaigns, so what are newsrooms and technology companies doing to combat false news? What did journalists learn in 2016 that they can apply to political coverage in 2020? Local news is the most trusted news source but many newspapers are folding. How can small town newspapers find their footing and continue to offer trusted information? The conversation includes Richard Gingras, senior director of news and social products at Google, Brian Stelter, host of CNN’s “Reliable Sources,” Joanne Lipman, former editor-in-chief of USA Today, and Vivian Schiller, former NPR president and executive director of a program at the Aspen Institute that examines the role of media and technology in society. The views and opinions of the speakers in the podcast do not necessarily reflect those of the Aspen Institute.

Vivian Schiller, directora de The Civil Foundation, señala que como periodista en el único aspecto que puede considerar un activismo es en la defensa de la libertad de prensa, establecida en la Constitución de Estados Unidos. En entrevista con Carmen Aristegui, Schiller comenta que, si en la próxima elección presidencial de ese país Trump es reelegido, es probable que el ataque hacia los medios de comunicación y el periodismo continúe. Schiller señala que es peligroso que el presidente Trump señale como enemigos del pueblo a periodistas y organizaciones periodísticas porque puede provocar que sus seguidores busquen justicia por mano propia. En el marco del Séptimo Festival Gabo, celebrado en Medellín, Colombia, Carmen Aristegui conversó con varias de las personalidades destacadas de este evento.Para conocer sobre cómo CNN protege la privacidad de su audiencia, visite CNN.com/privacidad

After two and a half years, the time has come. The BBC sends Ros to New York for work and, after talking to super-connected media executive Vivian Schiller, he heads to Keith's penthouse overlooking Central Park to meet the man behind the texts.

Former [New York Times] executive editor Jill Abramson reports on the state of the news business with the influx of new technologies. She's interviewed by Vivian Schiller, former president and CEO of NPR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Die Medien-Woche vom 12. Oktober 2018 mit diesen Themen: 1.Gauland, die FAZ und Adolf Hitler Gastbeitrag von Alexander Gauland in der FAZ http://www.faz.net/social-media/instagram/alexander-gauland-warum-muss-es-populismus-sein-15823206.html?premium WELT-Kommentar https://www.welt.de/debatte/kommentare/article181809648/Linke-Fantasien-Mit-unbeabsichtigter-Klarheit-formuliert-Gauland-worum-es-ihm-geht.html MEEDIA zum Thema https://meedia.de/2018/10/08/aufregung-nach-gauland-gastbeitrag-in-der-faz-wie-soll-der-journalismus-mit-populisten-umgehen Der Hitler-Vergleich im Tagesspiegel https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/nach-gastbeitrag-in-der-faz-adolf-hitler-light-historiker-gehen-mit-gauland-ins-gericht/23166528.html Wer hat von wem abgeschrieben? https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/debatte-um-gastbeitrag-in-der-faz-hat-gauland-hitler-paraphrasiert-oder-aus-dem-tagesspiegel-abgeschrieben/23172452.html 2.Rechte Verlage auf der Buchmesse Kubitschek trickst Buchmesse aus http://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/buchmesse/trubel/frankfurter-buchmesse-kubitscheks-rechter-verlag-mitten-drin-15831613.html Analyse des Verlagswechsels https://www.welt.de/kultur/literarischewelt/article181885652/Antaios-heisst-jetzt-Loci-Verlag-fuer-Dummys.html WELT-Interview mit Götz Kubitschek https://www.welt.de/kultur/plus181867106/Neue-Rechte-Wollen-Sie-jetzt-Teil-der-Mitte-sein-Herr-Kubitschek.html 3.Faszination Trash-Dating - Interview mit Joan Bleicher Zum Start der neuen Staffel von “Adam sucht Eva” https://meedia.de/2018/10/09/gina-lisa-lohfink-macht-in-der-rtl-nackt-dating-show-adam-sucht-eva-mit/ Website von Joan Bleicher, Universität Hamburg https://www.slm.uni-hamburg.de/imk/personen/bleicher.html 4. Civil: Journalismus in der Blockchain Civil-Website https://civil.co/ Vivian Schiller in WELT https://www.welt.de/kultur/medien/article181949508/Vivian-Schiller-von-Civil-Oeffentlichkeit-muss-gerettet-werden.html

Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman recently went down to Austin, Texas for the Online News Association’s annual conference and recorded a special edition of Skullduggery in front of a live audience. The topic — Fake News and the Fourth Estate: How history will rate this media moment. It was enlightening conversation featuring an esteemed panel of guests including presidential historian and author Doug Brinkley, CEO of the LBJ Foundation and presidential historian Mark Updegrove, and former news executive and current CEO of the Civil Foundation, Vivian Schiller. The co-hosts also chat with Yahoo News national political columnist Matt Bai about the latest in Kavanaugh Supreme Court battle. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The time has come. Civil, the blockchain startup for journalism, made its big announcement: members of the public can now register to buy its digital currency, the CVL token. But Manoush and Jen are surprised by the strict parameters Civil has set for the sale. What do these restrictions mean for their finances? Will people go through Civil’s rigorous process to buy tokens? Maybe...but only if they’re absolutely convinced that the ethics of the platform are worth supporting. Enter Vivian Schiller, ex-CEO of NPR, now head of Civil’s Council, enforcer of its Constitution, and the most public face of the platform. GO DEEPER: Civil wants people to read this FAQ section and answer a questionnaire before registering to buy CVL tokens. The Wall Street Journal got the scoop. Token Foundry weeds out sellers and buyers who just want to make a fast buck. How to launch a newsroom on Civil. Vivian Schiller just introduced the first Civil Council members. CVL’s token design is based on a framework developed by the Brooklyn Project, an initiative to promote responsible token exchanges. Time to know the difference between cold and hot wallets. Who you’ll hear: Manoush (@manoushZ) Jen (@jpoyant) Matthew Iles (@matthewiles) Vivian Schiller (@vivan) Support our work at https://zigzagpod.com/donate/ — Produced by Stable Genius Productions Follow ZigZag on Instagram and Twitter: @ZigZagpod ZigZag is the business show about being human. Join a community of listeners riding the twists and turns of late-capitalism, searching for a kinder, more sustainable way. Manoush Zomorodi and Jen Poyant investigate how work and business impact our wellbeing and the planet we live on. On Seasons 4 and 5, hear from rebels and visionaries with radical ideas on how we can build stable lives, careers, and companies. If you’re also interested in Jen and Manoush’s personal story and their adventures in starting their own business with a little help from blockchain technology, listen to the first three seasons, starting with Season 1, Chapter 1.

The time has come. Civil, the blockchain startup for journalism, made its big announcement: members of the public can now register to buy its digital currency, the CVL token. But Manoush and Jen are surprised by the strict parameters Civil has set for the sale. What do these restrictions mean for their finances? Will people go through Civil’s rigorous process to buy tokens? Maybe...but only if they’re absolutely convinced that the ethics of the platform are worth supporting. Enter Vivian Schiller, ex-CEO of NPR, now head of Civil’s Council, enforcer of its Constitution, and the most public face of the platform. GO DEEPER: Civil wants people to read this FAQ section and answer a questionnaire before registering to buy CVL tokens. The Wall Street Journal got the scoop. Token Foundry weeds out sellers and buyers who just want to make a fast buck. How to launch a newsroom on Civil. Vivian Schiller just introduced the first Civil Council members. CVL’s token design is based on a framework developed by the Brooklyn Project, an initiative to promote responsible token exchanges. Time to know the difference between cold and hot wallets. Who you’ll hear: Manoush (@manoushZ) Jen (@jpoyant) Matthew Iles (@matthewiles) Vivian Schiller (@vivan) Support our work at https://zigzagpod.com/donate/ — Produced by Stable Genius Productions Follow ZigZag on Instagram and Twitter: @ZigZagpod ZigZag is the business show about being human. Join a community of listeners riding the twists and turns of late-capitalism, searching for a kinder, more sustainable way. Manoush Zomorodi and Jen Poyant investigate how work and business impact our wellbeing and the planet we live on. On Seasons 4 and 5, hear from rebels and visionaries with radical ideas on how we can build stable lives, careers, and companies. If you’re also interested in Jen and Manoush’s personal story and their adventures in starting their own business with a little help from blockchain technology, listen to the first three seasons, starting with Season 1, Chapter 1.

Twitter and other social media platforms have ushered in the most dramatic change to news paradigm since the printing press. Now, “the people formerly known as the audience” are part of every stage of the news cycle — in a live and public way. They are the first to signal when news is breaking, participate in act of reporting, and serve as the social soundtrack as stories unfold. (See attached schematic). The most innovative news organizations are capturing that data to change the way they do business. In this panel, we’ll hear about powerful news tools to discover news as it's breaking, and from the journalists who are harnessing the power or twitter to engage audiences in the very act of journalism. Ted Bailey, Jim Bankoff, Vivian Schiller, Isaac Lee, Chris Altchek

Because FDR says, as Jackson quotes, that true individual freedom can't exist without economic security. So what does Jackson want to add to the Constitution? He quotes FDR again: the right to a family to have a decent home, the right to medical care, and the right to a decent education for every American. Vivian Schiller, the President and CEO of National Public Radio, announced her resignation on Wednesday after an undercover camera caught then-NPR Vice President Ron Schiller (no relation) calling the tea party ‘racist'

Because FDR says, as Jackson quotes, that true individual freedom can't exist without economic security. So what does Jackson want to add to the Constitution? He quotes FDR again: the right to a family to have a decent home, the right to medical care, and the right to a decent education for every American. Vivian Schiller, the President and CEO of National Public Radio, announced her resignation on Wednesday after an undercover camera caught then-NPR Vice President Ron Schiller (no relation) calling the tea party ‘racist'

NPR President and CEO Vivian Schiller resigned this morning in the wake of a scandal involving an undercover video tape. The tape, released to the public Tuesday, shows former-NPR fundraiser Ron Schiller criticizing conservatives and questioning whether NPR needs Federal funding. While Vivian Schiller quickly condemned the video it was not enough to save her job. This latest controversy comes as Congress is considering the state of funding for public media. On today's broadcast, we talk with WHRO Public Media Chief Executive Officer Bert Schmidt about these recent developments and what they might mean for National Public Radio. Call in with your questions or comments to 757-440-2665 or 1-800-940-2240.

Juan Williams was not surprised that NPR fired him this week – he said they wanted a reason to get him off the NPR let Williams go after he said on Fox News that he becomes nervous when at an airport he sees “people who are dressed in Muslim garb and I think they are identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims.” Vivian Schiller, NPR's CEO, said that Williams' comments should have been “between him and his psychiatrist or his publicist” but she later apologized. Williams – who was clearly still upset when he watched Schiller's comments this morning -- said that was too personal. Lets DISCUSS!

Juan Williams was not surprised that NPR fired him this week – he said they wanted a reason to get him off the NPR let Williams go after he said on Fox News that he becomes nervous when at an airport he sees “people who are dressed in Muslim garb and I think they are identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims.” Vivian Schiller, NPR's CEO, said that Williams' comments should have been “between him and his psychiatrist or his publicist” but she later apologized. Williams – who was clearly still upset when he watched Schiller's comments this morning -- said that was too personal. Lets DISCUSS!

A media executive and journalist with more than 20 years experience in the industry, Vivian Schiller joined NPR as President and CEO on January 5, 2009.