Listen now (16 mins) | Welcome to episode three of 15 Minutes In Hell. Today’s guest is Taylor Lorenz, columnist at The Washington Post and author of Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet, available for preorder now. We talked about how modern news organizations have failed to keep up with the progress of internet culture, how exploitative online fame has become, and how now more than ever we need to be aware of how much internet content can be used to manipulate others.
The state of the news media today really puts paid to the notion that unregulated free markets produce more innovation and better outcomes. As the media has become increasingly unregulated, competitive, and profit-oriented over the past few decades, it has not resulted in a better informed public or more oversight of government but an endless sludge of clickbait, sensationalism, ideological propaganda, and lazy journalism. No one could possibly argue with a straight face that individuals and society overall are better off today than they were 40 year ago when news provision was primarily seen as a public service.
Hi, a friend recommended this podcast, and I'm very interested in it. I'm also hard of hearing, so I'm wondering where I can find a transcript, please?
Considering both yourself and Taylor are people I discovered online, I found this an insightful conversation into how online personalities are covered in the media - and the shortcomings in the shallow approach many outlets offer.
15 Minutes In Hell - Episode 3 - Taylor Lorenz, The Washington Post
The state of the news media today really puts paid to the notion that unregulated free markets produce more innovation and better outcomes. As the media has become increasingly unregulated, competitive, and profit-oriented over the past few decades, it has not resulted in a better informed public or more oversight of government but an endless sludge of clickbait, sensationalism, ideological propaganda, and lazy journalism. No one could possibly argue with a straight face that individuals and society overall are better off today than they were 40 year ago when news provision was primarily seen as a public service.
Hi, a friend recommended this podcast, and I'm very interested in it. I'm also hard of hearing, so I'm wondering where I can find a transcript, please?
Love Taylor 👍👍👍
pre-ordered, really excited and looking forward to your book!
Considering both yourself and Taylor are people I discovered online, I found this an insightful conversation into how online personalities are covered in the media - and the shortcomings in the shallow approach many outlets offer.