Tina Brown - Through the Lens: The Media Legacy of Princess Diana

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DATE : Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:26:56 -0800
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/13/Tina_Brown_The_Diana_Chronicles

Tina Brown, author of The Diana Chronicles, explains how Princess Diana had a "natural understanding of the power of the media." Princess Diana, however, soon began to use the press as a "weapon" and it "became very ugly" as the media turned on her.

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Tina Brown, renowned magazine editor, best-selling author and founder of TheDailyBeast.com, discusses Princess Diana and celebrity culture. Brown is the author of The Diana Chronicles, a penetrating and absorbing account of the "people's princess."

This program supports the Constitution Center's fall exhibition, Diana: A Celebration. - National Constitution Center

Tina Brown, Lady Evans (born Christina Hambley Brown on November 21, 1953, in Maidenhead, England) is a journalist, magazine editor, columnist and talk-show host. Born a British citizen, she has since taken United States citizenship.

She rose to prominence in the American media industry as the editor of the magazines Vanity Fair from 1984 to 1992 and of The New Yorker from 1992 to 1998.