Isaac Lee
The Visionary
The future, and what is barely possible, reads round the next corner.
Isaac Lee is a pioneering media executive and journalist who has significantly influenced the landscape of Latin American journalism and media. This interview reveals his forward-thinking approach to engaging audiences and his commitment to addressing critical social issues through impactful storytelling.
“You know, it has never been as bad as it is today, and that happens because when a country depends so much on one revenue stream, which is oil, and the prices drop down and go to $20,000, $30 a barrel, that's what they know how to do and it's over. So it's a very, very concerning thing. It's divisive.”
“Yes, we always knew that fusion needed to be a digital first company. It's just that sometimes what you know you have to do and what you can do is a different thing. But we are a multi-platform digital first company that happens to have a cable channel, which allows us to do amazing stuff.”
“No, David, I am not going to deny that it was a dangerous thing to be doing at the time. And I was very young, but I had been for more than three years at the helm of Semana. It's the most important job any journalist could have. And I was only 30. And I had my life ahead of me. And I wanted to dare more and be an entrepreneur.”
“Yeah, I think that every journalist in Colombia for a long time who was doing his or her job well and was reporting on facts and being inquisitive and skeptical and questioning things would be in danger. And if you are the editor-in-chief of Semana, of course you are. But it's not just the editor-in-chief.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 61 - Isaac Lee
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