DALLAS -
You're used to seeing her on Oprah, revealing the truth about puppy mills and polygamy, or The National Geographic Channel reporting on suicide bombers and other in depth investigations. Lisa says, "When I go into the field for National Geographic documentaries sometimes I'll go for three weeks and it becomes my world 24 hours a day."
And now National Geograpgic is hosting her lecture at The WInspear Opera House so North Texans can hear her fascinating tales from the field. She says, " The story that had the biggest impact on me as a journalist is a story I did when I was 21 years old, it was 1994, it was a trip that I made to Afganistan." I ask, "So what are you talking about tonight?" And Lisa says, "I am going to talk about the many experiences I've had as a journalist in the world with the hope that the audience will find what I have to say interesting, but become more exposed to the stories that have profoundly affected my life." Including the incredible story of her sister, who was captured while reporting on North Korea. Lisa says, "The situation with my sister was a big story this year and what I hope people take away from it was it was just this moment of really negative news, when the whole world came together and just felt good about something."
I ask, "What would you say were the most impacting stories of 2009?" And Lisa says, "We've just been completely plagued by so much negative news, the economy, the wars that are ongoing on multiple fronts and I hope people will close the book on this year and take from it lesson about humanity." As a journalist since her teen years at Channel One News and later as the youngest host of the View, she knows the challenges of being the new kid on the block and hopes she can offer some optimism for the next generation. She says, "What I would say to young people who are just entering the job market is now is actually a really unique time to do what you really want to do. I think these are periods of instability and unpredictability these are the periods when the most creativity arises."
And now National Geograpgic is hosting her lecture at The WInspear Opera House so North Texans can hear her fascinating tales from the field. She says, " The story that had the biggest impact on me as a journalist is a story I did when I was 21 years old, it was 1994, it was a trip that I made to Afganistan." I ask, "So what are you talking about tonight?" And Lisa says, "I am going to talk about the many experiences I've had as a journalist in the world with the hope that the audience will find what I have to say interesting, but become more exposed to the stories that have profoundly affected my life." Including the incredible story of her sister, who was captured while reporting on North Korea. Lisa says, "The situation with my sister was a big story this year and what I hope people take away from it was it was just this moment of really negative news, when the whole world came together and just felt good about something."
I ask, "What would you say were the most impacting stories of 2009?" And Lisa says, "We've just been completely plagued by so much negative news, the economy, the wars that are ongoing on multiple fronts and I hope people will close the book on this year and take from it lesson about humanity." As a journalist since her teen years at Channel One News and later as the youngest host of the View, she knows the challenges of being the new kid on the block and hopes she can offer some optimism for the next generation. She says, "What I would say to young people who are just entering the job market is now is actually a really unique time to do what you really want to do. I think these are periods of instability and unpredictability these are the periods when the most creativity arises."
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