Katie Couric: Is Objectivity Dead?
5/7/20262 hr
Trevor and Eugene sit down with author and journalist Katie Couric, who has spent decades at the center of American news, for a wide-ranging conversation about how journalism has evolved. From her early days in traditional broadcast media to her role in today’s digital landscape, Couric has seen the shift from a handful of trusted voices delivering the news to a fragmented, fast-moving media environment where competing narratives often shape how stories are understood.
From the evolution of political identity to the influence of social media, the three explore how the way we consume news has changed, and what it might take to rebuild a shared sense of truth in a world that increasingly resists one.
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First 90 secondsKatie Couric· Guest0:00
[upbeat music] Who is doing the news i- in South Africa? It- So, so in South Africa, there's the South African Broadcasting Corporation- Mm ...
Trevor Noah· Host0:11
which is similar to the BBC, right? In that it's state-funded and- Modeled after the BBC, I think ... yeah, it's modeled off the BBC.
Katie Couric· Guest0:17
Mm-hmm.
Trevor Noah· Host0:17
And then it's state-funded. People pay a, a fee, you know, for having a TV. It's like a nominal fee, and that basically goes to funding it, um, and, and their reporting. Then we have a few independent stations as well, but none of them have a clear i- Ideological bent? No, no, no. That, that would be... I think most people agree, that would be crazy. Like, we wouldn't- Slowly getting there, no? We wouldn't... We just- Like, there's not the pro-apartheid network? [laughs] [laughs] Oh, my goodness, Katie. Can you imagine the pro-apartheid network? [laughs] [laughs] Oh, my goodness, what a great idea.
Katie Couric· Guest0:51
The PAN? [laughs] [laughs] Hi, we're... Welcome to PAN.
Trevor Noah· Host0:56
[laughs] [laughs] Oh, wow.
Eugene Khoza· Host0:59
You are my replacement.
Trevor Noah· Host1:00
Oh, wow. [laughs] What a fantastic premise.
Eugene Khoza· Host1:04
[upbeat music] This is What Now? with Trevor Noah.
Trevor Noah· Host1:11
All right, Eugene.
Eugene Khoza· Host1:17
Mm.
Trevor Noah· Host1:17
Let's play a little game. You know, make something fun. Two truths and a lie.
Eugene Khoza· Host1:21
Mm-hmm.
Trevor Noah· Host1:22
Here we go. One, I've had to tell a world leader that their fly was undone. Two, when getting dressed, I don't do