Laura Haim
The Catalyst
Ideas with a spark, energy, range and the ability to start things.
Laura Haim is a prominent broadcast journalist who has covered significant global events and served as communications director for Emmanuel Macron. This interview reveals her energetic approach to journalism and her capacity to influence political narratives, showcasing her as a leader who inspires and drives change.
“Yeah, I have a very, I wrote a book about that, so I'm going to try to be quick telling you the story. I was doing a story about gang violence in Miami. And then I was supposed to fly back on. Of September and I decided to fly back on nine eleven in the morning.”
“I was nineteen And then someone was listening to me all the time during August and he was the new owner. And he lived in the United States. He was fascinated by the United States. He's a very famous French journalist. His name is Philippe Labro. He's a writer. And he wanted to help young people.”
“I felt that I didn't know Israel and that I didn't want at this time to know Israel. I was working in Palestine with the Palestinians people and I really understood a lot of things that I didn't understand when I was in Paris. And then years after, because I went a lot together, I went a lot to Hamala.”
“Because you always have to choose side, and they're good and bad people on both sides. And that's where the conflict happened for me, you know, which side am I choosing? And I don't want to choose a side as a journalist. I want to be neutral. I want to see what's happening. So that was difficult.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 202 - Laura Haim
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