Ambassador Stuart Holliday, President & CEO of the Meridian International Center, sat for an interview with the Diplomatic Courier at "Talent Mobility & the Future of Jobs: The World in 2050".
[INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT]
[Diplomatic Courier:] How are new voices and perspectives shaping the global conversation, and thereby shaping our world?
[Ambassador Holliday:] Social media has really revolutionized the way people can bring together a myriad of voices and be heard. It’s a way for people to break through the clutter. The real question is who is doing the communicating and why? Because people still have trouble sorting through authority of voices—that’s why they need outlets like the Diplomatic Courier, for example, and others that they can go to and say "ok, I understand that the due diligence has be done, the voices behind this are people who actually know what they’re talking about."
And so, without restricting communication for new voices, we’re going to have to create some filters that allow people to see: ‘Is there money behind that message? What is it that that person is saying?’ The other thing is I think, frankly, is that young people are just incredibly bright, talented, and they want to express themselves. It’s part of being in today’s society.
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Ambassador Stuart Holliday: On Social Media & New Voices
February 13, 2014
Ambassador Stuart Holliday, President & CEO of the Meridian International Center, sat for an interview with the Diplomatic Courier at "Talent Mobility & the Future of Jobs: The World in 2050".
[INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT]
[Diplomatic Courier:] How are new voices and perspectives shaping the global conversation, and thereby shaping our world?
[Ambassador Holliday:] Social media has really revolutionized the way people can bring together a myriad of voices and be heard. It’s a way for people to break through the clutter. The real question is who is doing the communicating and why? Because people still have trouble sorting through authority of voices—that’s why they need outlets like the Diplomatic Courier, for example, and others that they can go to and say "ok, I understand that the due diligence has be done, the voices behind this are people who actually know what they’re talking about."
And so, without restricting communication for new voices, we’re going to have to create some filters that allow people to see: ‘Is there money behind that message? What is it that that person is saying?’ The other thing is I think, frankly, is that young people are just incredibly bright, talented, and they want to express themselves. It’s part of being in today’s society.
