While we were distracted by politics, artificial intelligence advanced by leaps and bounds. Deep fake artistry is now so believable that, in the wrong hands, it can be dangerous. In this episode of FMC Fast Chat, go inside the world of computer scientist Hao Li, reputedly the best deep fake artist on the planet. (You may have seen his visual effects work in Furious 7 or The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.) Hao Li is CEO and ...

As we move from the “new normal” to the “next normal,” what will happen to philanthropy and the concept of giving? There’s no one better to discuss this with than our featured guest.  Timothy J. McClimon is President of the American Express Foundation and Senior Vice President for Corporate Social Responsibility, American Express, where he directs the company’s global philanthropy, sustainability and employee engagement programs.  ...

In this episode,* Fair Media Council CEO & Executive Director Jaci Clement goes Inside the Beltway with USA Today Washington Editor & Deputy Bureau Chief Caren Bohan, for a look at the challenges the Washington news media has faced through the Trump Administration and into the early days of the Biden presidency. Bohan joined USA Today in June 2018 and leads a team covering the White House and Congress. She is a past preside...

In this FMC Fast Chat with Fair Media Council CEO and Executive Director Jaci Clement, noted U.S. Presidential Scholar Douglas Brinkley talks about America today and what history can tell us about our future. Brinkley is the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities and Professor of History at Rice University, CNN Presidential Historian, and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair.  The Chicago Tribune dubbed him “America’s New Past...

Everything you need to know to get your opinion on CNN is what this episode is all about! CNN Opinion Managing Editor Richard Galant shares his insider tips on how to submit your opinion and gives insight into the process. Spoiler alert: If you think you need to be a household name to get your opinion published, think again! Listen closely and you'll be in the know in 30 minutes. Hosted by Jaci Clement, Fair Media Council CEO &...

If you or your organization have an online presence, take a listen to find out what you need to know to protect your brand, reputation and identity. Everyone is at risk for death by digital assassination. The key, according to Richard Torrenzano, Chief Executive Officer of The Torrenzano Group and co-author of the best-selling book, Digital Assassination, is to be prepared. But that's only the beginning...  Learn more about you...

How the Media Covered the Election is the topic of this quick chat with the Peabody-Award winning host of The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC Radio. Hosted by Jaci Clement, Twitter: @jaciclement. More about Brian Lehrer. Find out about upcoming Fast Chat LIVE virtual events at www.fairmediacouncil.org The Fair Media Council is a 501c3 nonprofit organization advocating for quality news and working to create a media-savvy society. Becom...

There's business, and then there's business today. To give you some insight (and a bit of inspiration) into how to rebuild your work and life, we spend 30 good minutes with Jeffrey Hayzlett, the boss of the C-Suite Network, and a guy who just happened to turnaround more than 200 companies. From the do's and don'ts of gaining new customers in the "new normal" to the politics of branding, Hayzlett tells it as ...