Lisa Ling does her thing
Keith Jenkins
Issue date: 5/29/08 Section: News
Television journalist Lisa Ling shared stories of her work with Channel One News, National Geographic and The Oprah Winfrey Show as part of the University of Cincinnati's Lecture Series on Tuesday, May 27 in the Great Hall of Tangeman University Center.
Ling, whose featured topic was "The Importance of a Global Perspective," explored her experiences in the maximum security holding grounds of the California State Prison, Sacramento, her trials in the middle of war zones in Afghanistan and Iraq and the adoption of children from China to the U.S.
"I love to convey to young people the importance of having a global perspective just because it's changed my life in such positive ways and really made me a smarter, more human person," Ling said. "I think it's really important for young Americans to really be engaged and be aware of what's happening in the world. I mean, we are the future leaders of the world."
The 34-year-old Ling opened the evening jokingly saying, "I've never been in any of the Charlie's Angels movies," since many confuse the Sacramento, Calif. native with the film's co-star, Lucy Liu.
After waiting for the laughter of the audience to die down, Ling continued by saying, "We all look alike, don't worry."
Ling revealed that she always had a "burning desire to be in this box" with this box being the television set as she would pretend to be a member of The Brady Bunch - becoming Marsha Brady while forcing some of her relatives to be other members of the cast.
While never having graduated from college, Ling spoke of her studies at the University of Southern California and how her work with Channel One News was like "grad school."
At age 18, Ling became one of the youngest members of the reporting staff at Channel One News, which broadcasts to middle schools and high schools around the country.
"I would put the journalism we were doing [at Channel One News] up against any networks then and now."
Ling, whose featured topic was "The Importance of a Global Perspective," explored her experiences in the maximum security holding grounds of the California State Prison, Sacramento, her trials in the middle of war zones in Afghanistan and Iraq and the adoption of children from China to the U.S.
"I love to convey to young people the importance of having a global perspective just because it's changed my life in such positive ways and really made me a smarter, more human person," Ling said. "I think it's really important for young Americans to really be engaged and be aware of what's happening in the world. I mean, we are the future leaders of the world."
The 34-year-old Ling opened the evening jokingly saying, "I've never been in any of the Charlie's Angels movies," since many confuse the Sacramento, Calif. native with the film's co-star, Lucy Liu.
After waiting for the laughter of the audience to die down, Ling continued by saying, "We all look alike, don't worry."
Ling revealed that she always had a "burning desire to be in this box" with this box being the television set as she would pretend to be a member of The Brady Bunch - becoming Marsha Brady while forcing some of her relatives to be other members of the cast.
While never having graduated from college, Ling spoke of her studies at the University of Southern California and how her work with Channel One News was like "grad school."
At age 18, Ling became one of the youngest members of the reporting staff at Channel One News, which broadcasts to middle schools and high schools around the country.
"I would put the journalism we were doing [at Channel One News] up against any networks then and now."
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