Alex Le: Traditional media ignores digital creators to maintain narrative control
Alex Le · a16z Podcast | Community and Culture, Online · Jan 2, 2019 · at 17:37
Alex Le, VP of Product at Reddit, argues that legacy media legacy companies overlook successful social media influencers because they are accustomed to dictating media narratives.
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“A lot of traditional media isn't paying attention to a lot of the people who are making it really big in social media right now, because traditional media is just too used to controlling that narrative and shaping that story”
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