Max Foster had a busy first week because the host of CNN Worldwide’s new European primetime present What We Know.

The veteran journalist coated two necessary international occasions throughout that interval: the Conclave that resulted in the election of Pope Louis XIV, and the heightening tensions between India and Pakistan.

Airing at 8 p.m. BST (3 p.m. ET) and anchored out of CNN’s London bureau, What We Know provides a roundup of the day’s top stories and debate-sparking questions, in addition to in-broadcast social media integration.

Foster has been with CNN Worldwide since 2005 and beforehand anchored its flagship present, CNN Newsroom at 3 p.m. Previous to that, he co-anchored the morning version of this system with Christina Macfarlane.

Within the newest version of TVNewser’s 5 Questions collection, Foster explains why What We Know is totally different from CNN Worldwide’s different choices and divulges which celeb he shares a beginning month with.

1.⁠ ⁠What’s the origin of the present’s title?

Audiences have by no means been so overloaded with info and content material, and I feel it’s truthful to say that’s solely going to get extra intense. With this present, we’re very targeted on tempo and stripping out something the viewers doesn’t want to know. That idea lends itself to the title of What We Know, which additionally occurs to be a typical phrase I’ve utilized in my TikToks! That doesn’t imply we’re skipping necessary particulars; it’s extra that we’re providing you with the important thing factors in a wise, simply digestible manner.

2.⁠ ⁠What would be the massive differentiator between your present and CNN Worldwide’s different packages?

I needed to create a present that complemented CNN Worldwide’s present European primetime lineup, which is a fairly formidable with a diversified collection of anchors, exhibits, and kinds.  After all, now we have Christiane Amanpour, who’s famend for her big-name interviews; Isa Soares, who brings astute evaluation and digs deeper into the tales behind the headlines; and Richard Quest, who fairly actually means enterprise.

What We Know is designed to be an everything-you-need-to-know bulletin, delving into the large speaking factors of the day. We begin with what we all know on the lead tales, after which we herald an knowledgeable or analyst who might help tackle what we don’t know, which permits us to be clear with the viewers on a narrative or scenario that’s nonetheless growing. One of many issues I’ve liked about working for CNN is its spirit of innovation, which is an actual factor, and harks again to Ted Turner. What We Know captures that by experimenting with new methods to have interaction viewers by means of video and digital extra broadly.

When you’ve adopted my profession, you’ll know that I’ve at all times had a little bit of a style for experimenting on numerous social platforms to seek out the best methods of preserving folks’s consideration and telling tales in new methods—and this present may be very a lot knowledgeable by all the things I’ve learnt from that. With this present, now we have the house to experiment on CNN’s digital platforms along with taking viewer questions from a TikTok reside and incorporating them into my interviews, or no matter feels proper. I need to go wherever the dialog is going down and take that dialog again into the studio with me.