East-West Center President Suzanne Vares-Lum (right) interviews U.S. ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson at the International Media Conference in Manila.
At this year’s International Media Conference in Manila, hosted by the East-West Center, journalism’s future met its present as global journalists, students, and professors converged to explore the revolutionary role of AI in the field. Industry icons like Jean H. Lee, co-host of BBC’s “The Lazarus Heist” podcast, and Suzanne Vares-Lum, the first Native Hawaiian woman to lead the East-West Center, shared powerful insights for the next generation of journalists, offering game-changing advice on how to harness AI in their storytelling.
