Meghan Markle said "it's good to be home" after living abroad for nearly 10 years, and that she looks forward to using her voice to make a change.- Markle opened up while interviewing Emily Ramshaw, the co-founder of The 19th*, a non-profit news organization that reports on "gender, politics, and policy" and aims to empower
women . - Markle spoke to Ramshaw about the importance of a women-focused news organization, the need for accurate storytelling, and her own experience being the subject of news reports.
- Markle also shared what it was like witnessing racial unrest when returning to the US, saying: "It was so sad to see where our country was in that moment."
Meghan Markle says she's glad to be back in the US after living abroad for nearly a decade, and that she is looking forward to using her voice to enact change.
On Friday, the Duchess of Sussex shared her thoughts on creating a new place to call home while interviewing Emily Ramshaw, former editor-in-chief of The Texas Tribune and co-founder of The 19th*, a non-profit newsroom dedicated to educating and empowering women.
Markle conducted the interview from her home in Santa Barbara, where she and Prince Harry recently moved from their temporary home in Los Angeles, a representative for the couple previously confirmed to Insider.
Markle spoke about the importance of women's voices in media and her own experience of being a subject in the news
Markle told Ramshaw — who, like Markle, also graduated from Northwestern University — that she believes elevating female perspectives in the media is especially important.
"In the media landscape at the moment, having women's voices be able to be part of that storytelling is so key," Markle said.
Speaking from her own experience, Markle said that she thinks there is "so much toxicity" in the news media and that salacious "clickbait" headlines often lead to misinformation.
Markle's experience dealing with racist reporting has been well documented, and as royal experts and commentators have previously discussed, coverage by British tabloids may have been a contributing factor to the
Markle shared that she looks forward to 'being a part of' change in the US
"To come back and to just see this state of affairs, I think at the onset, if I'm being honest, it was just devastating," Markle told Ramshaw.
Markle also said that while witnessing the state of unrest following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers was initially upsetting, she has also become inspired to be a part of positive change.
"From my standpoint, it's not new to see this undercurrent of racism and certainly unconscious bias, but I think to see the changes that are being made right now is something I look forward to being a part of and using my voice in a way that I haven't been able to of late," Markle said.
"It's good to be home," she added.
Representatives for the Duke and
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