1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 The most important skill for a journalist? Curiosity. That&amp;rsquo;s according to Ali Velshi, the host of &amp;ldquo;Real Money&amp;rdquo; on Al Jazeera America. Journalists must have a bottomless well of curiosity, and an ability to clearly communicate where their questions lead them. Ali was not always a renowned television journalist. In fact, at first he was not headed toward doing TV at all, graduating from college with a degree in religious studies. But following an internship at CNN he quickly rose from the bottom all the way to the host position on a number of shows. In his newest endeavor with Al Jazeera America, Ali is working on bringing a variety of voices to financial journalism, expanding his audience, and navigating the shifting distribution methods that have come to define journalism today. In this episode, Ali discuses the power of being yourself as a professional, the importance of hearing stories from ordinary people in order to speak truth to power, how being an outsider helped him build his audience, leaving a world class news organization to start a new journey with newer network, and issues confronting broadcast journalism and the digital space in the future. For the show notes, head to skilledup.com/alivelshi Fearless Careers: Stories and Skills for Success in Tech, Business, and Creative Industries http://www.skilledup.com/podcast <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/3371412/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/3371412