Giselle Fernandez, local and national network news anchor for more than four decades and current anchor at Spectrum News 1 in Southern California, made a plea for telling "stories that inspire" and "transcend the noise" in order to win back viewers and help the country.
"The intersection of media and politics is more weaponized than it has ever been," Fernandez said in accepting the as a "Woman of Influence" at the Wonder Women of Los Angeles ceremony on June 20. "And you know, those algorithms on those competing social media microsites, they play to that rage and that hate, and it's good for business even if it's tearing our country apart. But I can tell you from my experience of late, and it's been a hard time for all of us, stories that inspire, allow you to see the best in each other [are] also good for business. People are craving stories that inspire, give you hope, uplift and remind us we are good too. That we are more alike than we are different. I know firsthand this because our viewers tell us every single day."
