Dr. Metin Oktay

The world solved the problem of distributing information. It did not solve the problem of deciding what deserves to be believed. Dr. Metin Oktay on the trust recession, the measurable cost of closed newsrooms, and why the ability to establish what is true is becoming a factor of production.

In an interconnected world, access to information is no longer enough. The next challenge is ensuring that communication creates opportunity, trust and shared economic value across nations. Ahmet Metin Oktay, Chairman of the Global Council on Media and Communication, examines what the United States, China, Russia, emerging economies and developing countries each teach us about turning connection into capability.