Deborah Rayner | Being an exec at CNN, broadcasting from Iran & a visit from a mercenary

This episode features Deborah Rayner, the Senior Vice President of International Newsgathering at CNN. Under Deborah's leadership, CNN has won several prestigious awards including Peabodys, Emmys and Overseas Press Club awards. We discuss Deborah’s humble beginnings sending corporate Christmas cards at Channel 4, finding a mentor in the famous broadcaster Jon Snow, working in Iran and a crazy experience involving Simon Mann, the British mercenary.

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Media Tribe is a show that tells the story behind the storyteller. It's an opportunity to step into the shoes of the most respected journalists, directors and media executives. Each episode looks at the journalist's journey into the industry, the impact they’ve had along the way and some of their most crazy experiences working in the industry. The stories that never quite made it to air! Shaunagh interviews some of the most respected journalists, Oscar-nominated filmmakers and executives from across the globe, including Channel 4’s Jon Snow, BBC’s Kate Adie, The New York Times' Pulitzer Prize winner Malachy Browne, CNN’s Nima Elbagir and Rana Ayyub of the Washington Post to name a few.