I had to post this today. Over the last few days, CNN has been showing footage from its 'Heroes' awards ceremony on television. It's the culmination of a lengthy process to identify some of the people doing their best to change the world for the better. Some of their stories are quite amazing. I'll let you take a look and see for yourselves - but if you need guidance on where to find inspiration, start with the stories of Ecuadoran lawyer Pablo Fajardo, young leukemia patient, activist and "viewers' choice" Pat Pedraja, or 'Young Wonder' Kayla Cornale (who at the age of 18 has already contributed more to scientific discovery that most of us could ever hope to!)... All power to CNN for putting something together that is not schmaltzy, but is instead rather understated, and yet incredibly moving. Hope for humanity indeed!
Saturday, December 8, 2007
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Sounds like a great idea. "Ordinary" people do the most extraordinary things, often without even a thank-you. The use of the tie-in web page to take viewers further into the stories of the nominees (and how they can help) is a good example of Al Gore's idea of multi-media interaction.
I didn't see the show, and I take your word that it wasn't schmaltzy - but isn't the notion of "winners" and the award of cash prizes ($10,000 for last 18, $35,000 for the last six) a bit of a demeaning game-show climax for such a worthwhile concept? Are there really runners-up in such a collection of heroes?
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