Virginia Moseley

Moseley thrives when the stakes are highest. Whether it’s a breaking news story or a full-blown crisis, she brings a focus, calm and precision that steady her entire team. As the head of CNN Worldwide’s global news operation, Moseley successfully unified CNN into a single global multimedia news organization over the past year. In that same time, she grew her leadership team by placing two exceptionally talented women in SVP positions.

With all the buzz around AI and automation, what’s one “human” skill you think will only grow more valuable? The one human skill that will only grow more valuable is reporting. Watergate would not happen with AI. That requires personal relationships, building a narrative, meeting sources in basements. That can and will never be replaced.

What’s something you’ve learned from the next generation entering the workforce? The next generation cares about everything older generations care about: great reporting and distinctive storytelling. The difference is that the next generation gets that content in different ways on different platforms and has an openness to new ideas. I have learned that much is the same; the real difference is how one tells and delivers a story. And at the end of the day, facts still matter.

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