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Why CNN Still Bets on Humans, Not Algorithms, to Tell the Story
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Ellana Lee and Will Ripley of CNN International tell The Nation how the network embraces AI without letting it replace human judgement or storytelling.
Key facts
- For an organisation built on chasing the next big story, CNN International's approach to artificial intelligence is refreshingly unhurried: use the technology, but never let it hold the pen.
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- Lee, who joined CNN as an intern and now oversees news for Asia, features and Global Perspectives programming globally, reflected on the network's transformation from a 24-hour cable operation into a multi-platform storyteller spanning
- Ripley, who covers a broad remit stretching from North Korea — which he has visited 19 times — to cross-Strait tensions and, more recently, travel content, said the modern journalist increasingly needs to master multiple formats within a
Summary
For an organisation built on chasing the next big story, CNN International's approach to artificial intelligence is refreshingly unhurried: use the technology, but never let it hold the pen.
That was the message from Ellana Lee, Group Senior Vice President, General Manager APAC and Global Head of Productions at CNN International, and Will Ripley, the network's Senior International Correspondent, in an exclusive interview with The Nation ahead of CNN's Global Perspectives event in Bangkok this October—the first time the franchise has come to Asia.