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The Collision of Tech and Media
7:25:16 - 7:32:08 (06:51)
The tech industry is becoming less white while media and journalism companies are still majority white, leading to repositioning and clashes. Mark Zuckerberg is cutting out the establishment and directly posting or talking to individuals like Joe Rogan instead.
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The collision of tech and media is creating a repositioning in the industry.
7:25:16 - 7:28:21 (03:04)
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The collision of tech and media is creating a repositioning in the industry. Technology is becoming more valuable as understanding physics is necessary to build devices that facilitate social media, which is becoming far more lucrative and monetizable.
ChapterThe Collision of Tech and Media
Episode#331 – Balaji Srinivasan: How to Fix Government, Twitter, Science, and the FDA
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The tech and media industries lack diversity; while tech companies have below 50% white workers, the media and tech journalism companies have above 70% white workers, including people in positions of privilege who are themselves white.
7:28:20 - 7:30:52 (02:31)
Summary
The tech and media industries lack diversity; while tech companies have below 50% white workers, the media and tech journalism companies have above 70% white workers, including people in positions of privilege who are themselves white.
ChapterThe Collision of Tech and Media
Episode#331 – Balaji Srinivasan: How to Fix Government, Twitter, Science, and the FDA
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The former managing editor and executive editor of the New York Times, Abe Rosenthal, had a specific policy not to use the term "gay", denied jobs to gay men, and minimized the AIDS crisis.
7:30:52 - 7:32:08 (01:15)
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The former managing editor and executive editor of the New York Times, Abe Rosenthal, had a specific policy not to use the term "gay", denied jobs to gay men, and minimized the AIDS crisis. This is not a one-off incident as the New York Times won a Pulitzer Prize for choking out Ukraine and now portrays themselves as a cheerleader for the country.