Oprah’s Master Class: The Podcast Diane Sawyer
Mar 14, 2019
Diane Sawyer, award-winning journalist and news anchor known for landmark interviews, reflects on curiosity and the craft of reporting. She recalls working in the Nixon White House and how questions refuel her energy. Stories about reporting from danger zones, learning from leaders, and using journalism to spark change are explored in short, vivid conversations.
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Curiosity As The Core Journalistic Engine
- Curiosity is the engine of journalism and personal drive.
- Diane Sawyer describes curiosity as an energy that wakes you up and leads you to triple-check facts and pursue varied stories from small to world-shaping topics.
Power Creates A Self Reinforcing Reality
- Dictatorshear feedback only what they want to hear, which isolates them from reality and breeds rage.
- Diane observed Saddam's entourage reinforcing false beliefs so he genuinely disbelieved the likelihood of U.S. action.
Choose Work You'd Do Anyway And Help Others
- Do work you would do regardless and ensure it helps others.
- Diane's father advised: do something you love, do it in an adventurous place, and make sure it helps other people.