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STUDENT REVIEW
INTERVIEW
TV CHANNEL
REVIEW: CNN
CHING KIT SANG IS A STUDENT REVIEWER
FOR THE ASLLC. HERE, HE GIVES A REVIEW
OF TV CHANNEL CNN.
Channel Overview: This channel gives an
informative aspect of what is happening in
the world with a particular focus on politics
in the United States. It also includes other
aspects such as sports and finance. Every
morning, from 6am to 10am, there is a news
report about the things that have happened
the day before. In the afternoon, from 1pm to
4pm, there is a more general news report. If
you're interested in sports then this is also
included.
Recommended Programme: One of
my recommendations is Amanpour. The CNN page
describes it as: ‘CNN International's flagship global
affairs interview program hosted by Chief
International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour.’
The programme is shown every Thursday to
Saturday at 10pm. It invites famous people all
around the world, whether they work in politics,
economics or sports, to come and discuss current
issues. For example, in one episode they invited the
Dalai Lama to share his views on how followers of a
religion battle against authoritarian regimes and
political oppression. He also looked at what role
religion plays in contemporary politics.
The reason I am recommending this is because it
has an academic advantage and helps us to build up
knowledge about the world and also about
learning. As teenagers and young adults, we have
the responsibility to understand what happens
around the world. Sometimes this information can
be hard to find.
However, this programme gives an overall view of
what that particular topic is about through the
reporter, Christiane Amanpour. Additionally, she will
interview people and visit the places in question. For
example, in the episode where she interviewed the
Dalai Lama, she actually went to Tibet to find out
what happened. I appreciate her passion for
reporting, and also like the fact that the programme
can let the audience fully understand the topics.
Another thing that I noticed is that the host will
invite some guests to come and share some
difficulties they faced when they were young. They
then illustrate what they have learnt through their
experiences. We can also learn from this as we
should be more aware of these topics.
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