Kaitlan Collins
The Catalyst
Ideas with a spark, energy, range and the ability to start things.
Kaitlan Collins is a prominent CNN anchor and chief White House correspondent known for her incisive reporting and ability to connect with viewers. This interview reveals her commitment to impactful journalism and her understanding of the importance of being present in the field to tell compelling stories.
“Is a word that he attends to women. Nasty is that. And I later heard from some of his allies who said they thought that was his worst moment during the town hall. I think I'm pretty immune to the criticism from him on that kind of stuff, the personal stuff, because A, it's not his first time doing it to me.”
“I think what was the challenge for me was moving to a new city and having a new job. Luckily, I was still at CNN and I knew so many people here. And just learning how to be an anchor, something that it's a different set of skills than just being a correspondent. And I loved being a correspondent. I felt like I mastered that.”
“I looked it up and I sought the advice of a mentor of mine at the time. And I said, do you think I should go here? This is really my only option that's out of state or it's just an internship, but I want to move. I want to just get my foot in the door. And it definitely had a conservative lean to it, obviously.”
“I think she was always, I always say my parents got so lucky with my older sister, with me. We have all my siblings are wonderful, but my sister and I, we always just did our homework. We always studied. No one had to really tell us to study. I don't know. My mom went to school. She actually got her degree when we were growing up.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 537 — Kaitlan Collins
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