mrs. schiller also served as senior vice president of cnn productions were documentary's and series produced under her leadership earned three peabody awards, the dupont columbia university award, and dozens of emmys. mrs. shuler will be -- mrs. schiller will be interviewed by dr. ernest james william -- wilson iii. he is dean of the annenberg school for communications at the university of southern california. he is also a professor of political science, a university fellow at the center on public diplomacy and an adjunct fellow of the pacific council on international policy. he was elected the first african-american chairman of a corporation for public broadcasting in 2009. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage mrs. vivian schiller and dr. james wilson. [applause] >> good evening, everyone. is anyone out there? that is better. it is after dinner, we need to be lively here. i have come with the accouterments of every modern person, whether i know how to use it or not, which is the ipad, a sign of the importance of communication and new ways of transmitting affirmation. this is go

mrs. vivian schiller and mr. james wilson. [applause] >> good evening, everyone. is anybody out there? good evening, everyone. [laughter] after dinner, we need to be lightly. i have come with the accouterments of every modern person whether i know how to use it or not, which is the i pad. we know the importance of communication and new ways of transmitting information. this is going to be a conversation. vivian and i talked about this. it will be a genuine conversation. we will talk for about 20 minutes back-and-forth, sharing ideas, and then we will open it up for questions and answers. i would like to start off -- says it has been told i was a professor, i try to limit my remarks to 90 minutes, which is the usual time professors taught for. i will keep it slightly under 90 minutes. i want to start off with a puzzle. the puzzle has to do with international affairs and its essential information. two components. number one, the current secretary of state, hillary clinton pat, has talked about the distinction between art power and military power, and soft power. she has called for someth

mrs. vivian schiller and dr. james wilson. [applause] >> good evening, everyone. another evening. anyone out there? good evening, everyone. okay, that's better. >> good evening, dr. wilson. [laughter] >> it's after dinner, we need to be lively here. i have come with the accoutrement of every modern person whether i know how to use it or not which is the ipad. as a sign of the importance, i think, of communication and new ways of transmitting information. what i would -- this is going to be a conversation, and vivian and i have talked about this with the leadership, of course, of this great organization, and so it will be a genuine conversation. and we'll talk for about 20 minutes back and forth sharing ideas, and then we'll open it up to q&a from you. i'd like to start off -- since it's been told i've been a professor, i've tried to limit these remarks to 90 minutes which is the usual time that professors talk for, so i'll try to keep it slightly under 90 minutes. but i want to start off, maybe, with a puzzle. and the puzzle has to do with international affairs and essential infor