Experts
Philippe Cayla
Chmn. & CEO, EuroNews
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Can China continue to control the flow of information?
Philippe Cayla of EuroNews says that China is acting within its sovereign rights in preventing information from reaching its citizens, but that the West should do what it can to bypass the Chinese government in the interest of democracy. Read More
December 11, 2007 | In World
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How is technology changing media?
The quantity of videos online represents 40,000 years of viewing, Cayla says. Read More
December 11, 2007 | In Media & Internet
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Is the media responsible for the war in Iraq?
Philippe Cayla of EuroNews says that the American media created the impression that war was the only option. Read More
December 11, 2007 | In Media & Internet
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Does Al Jazeera report the news, or create the news?
Philippe Cayla says that Al Jazeera has a clear bias toward extreme Middle East factions like Hamas and Hezbollah. Read More
December 11, 2007 | In Media & Internet
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Do business interests affect media content?
Cayla suggests that the influence of business on the news may not be as great as many might think because competition and the free flow of digital information serve as counterbalances. Read More
December 11, 2007 | In Media & Internet
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Is the American approach to news different?
Americans try to make entertainment out of news. Read More
December 11, 2007 | In Media & Internet
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Philippe Cayla of EuroNews say that the plurality of global viewpoints creates objectivity and, so, to get the big picture, viewers should consume news from multiple sources. Read More
December 11, 2007 | In Media & Internet
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How has Europe changed in your lifetime?
Philippe Cayla of EuroNews on the evolution of post-War Europe. Read More
December 11, 2007 | In World
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Philippe Cayla of EuroNews asks, 'will we choose to subscribe to nationalism or internationalism?' Read More
December 11, 2007 | In World
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Philippe Cayla of EuroNews says his greatest concern is the imbalance of trade because it's difficult to compete with countries that still have slavery. Read More
December 11, 2007 | In World
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Philippe Cayla of EuroNews wonders whether Europe can continue to resist the Google News model of aggregation and whether China can continue controlling the flow of information. Read More
December 11, 2007 | In Media & Internet
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Philippe Cayla of EuroNews describes himself as an engineer who found his footing in the media. Read More
December 11, 2007 | In Media & Internet
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Philippe Cayla describes his work as the CEO of EuroNews, his indirect path to the media and his upbringing in post-war France. Read More
December 11, 2007 | In Identity
Philippe Cayla has been Chairman and CEO of EuroNews since 2003. A graduate of the Ecole des Mines de Paris, the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris and the Ecole Nationale d'Administration, Cayla began his career as a civil servant in the Equipment, Industry and Foreign Trade Ministries and as a technical advisor to the French Minister of Foreign Trade, Michel Jobert. From 1985 to 1992, Cayla was the Sales and Finance Director, the Strategy Director and finally the Deputy Managing Director and Strategy Director for Matra-Marconi Space, Europe's largest spacecraft manufacturer and a provider of communications ground terminals, sub-systems for rocket launchers and supplies for the International Space Station. In 1993, Cayla joined Eutelsat, one of the world's leading providers of satellite infrastructure and telecommunications. Cayla began working in television directly in 2000, when he became Director of International Development at France Televisions. At EuroNews he succeeded Stewart Purvis. Ideas recorded at the 2007 Aspen Ideas Festival on: 7/2/07
