Media Outlets
topic on 5 shows · 9 statements across 8 episodes
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Manifest Law's research reports are cited by hundreds of media outlets monthly
“We manifest law attorneys publish a monthly report that gets cited by hundreds of media outlets every month, because that report has a unique point of view.”
Palihapitiya deleted media emails to prevent reporters from framing his views
“And the reason I've deleted all of these emails is they don't get a chance to frame what we think. You can listen to the podcast and know what we think.”
Chamath: Media cannot build a profitable business on facts alone
“If telling the truth, which is basically a commodity, it's weird, but it actually is a commodity. It's just there. The truth is there. And you can't build the business by telling the truth.”
Most PR pitching is an automated blast, not tailored storytelling
“One of the great insights that you can get into the challenges of that industry is how completely automated a lot of it is, where a lot of people in PR are not thinking specifically about how to tell the right story to the right Potential media outlet. And ins…”
Combine broad news releases with a single-outlet exclusive executive interview
“Sometimes you can offer an exclusive to someone in that you're going to release the news to everybody, but only one media outlet is going to get the interview, which works really well if you have a big personality.”
Chamath: Modern media lacks basic editorial checks to catch factual errors
“There is zero checks and balances when something as simple as the basis point percentage point difference Isn't caught in proofreading. Isn't caught by any editor.”
Balaji: Tech is roughly 30 points more diverse than media outlets
“And I put up a prize and he actually went and did this analysis and it shows that actually tech is like 30 points more diverse than the media outlets that constantly give tech shit about this.”
Mañalac: Most media outlets no longer cover very early-stage startups
“Most media outlets don't cover very early stage startups anymore.”