Over his illustrious career, Yamid Amat has democratized and universalized information through several mediums, mostly notably serving as director of Caracol Radio and Caracol Televisión. Amat, the Colombian-based author at El Tiempo newspaper featured weekly interviews with current affairs personalities. His book, Be Careful What You Say, is a compilation of interviews for said newspaper over the course of 15 years. According to this media practitioner of Palestinian descent, radio constitutes “the most passionate communication media,” while book writing is a means of achieving transcendence. An early interest in media manifested during Amat’s high school years, later catapulting him into a lifelong love affair with this mode of address. Amat shares with us his thoughts on fake news, journalistic integrity, and vigilante reportage.
