Ronan Farrow
The Disruptor
Contrarian and drawn to the edge; challenges the settled answer.
Ronan Farrow is a prominent journalist known for his investigative reporting on issues of sexual violence and power dynamics. This interview reveals his commitment to uncovering the truth and advocating for those who have been silenced, positioning him as a disruptor in the media landscape.
“She was angry, which is interesting, and I think understandable. She came forward, there was a great article by, I think Kate Arthur and Buzzfeed a few years ago tracing kind of the early unfolding of this movement before it was known as the Me Too movement. And these forces had all linked up to turn into this watershed moment.”
“I think we're dealing with a hobbled diplomatic apparatus right now, and I think that still is actively harming our foothold in conflicts around the world where we need to exert influence. You look at our approach to North Korea of late, and it's pretty close to the worst case scenario.”
“Yeah, very few people ask about the grandparents, but my grandmother was Maureen O'Sullivan, who was Jane in the Tarzan movies, one of the first big Irish-American movie stars and part of the stable of MGM stars back when they were contract players.”
“I mean, what was your take on that? You were at the receiving end of his pleas. And I think there were a lot of legitimate reasons why Barack Obama didn't get along with Richard Holbrooke. But also I do think that the environment had changed and this idea of the celebrity diplomat was no longer welcome.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 249 — Ronan Farrow
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