journalism

9 statements across 7 episodes · 4 bullish · 4 bearish · 7 people on the record · first statement Oct 19, 2015 by Jason Zweig · across every show →

Everything said about journalism, oldest first

Oct 19, 2015 neutral
Opinion
Zweig: The media's biggest challenge is signaling information reliability to consumers
“Well, I think the biggest challenge that journalism and the information businesses face, ah, over the coming decade is actually the same one that the information consuming public faces, which is how to sort out the wheat from the chaff, how to deliver high qua…”
Jason Zweig Oct 19, 2015 ▶ 6:54 #4 Jason Zweig: Elevate Your Financial IQ
Feb 5, 2019 positive
Insight
Headlee: Almost Any News Report Fits the Fairy Tale Narrative Framework
“Like, there's almost no news report you can't put into that framework, that you can't put into the fairy tale framework.”
Celeste Headlee Feb 5, 2019 ▶ 24:52 #51 Celeste Headlee: The Dying Art of Conversation
Jul 2, 2019 negative
Opinion
Haidt: Tech, Media, and Arts Workplaces Are Changing to Accommodate Gen Z
“I've heard from a number of people in journalism, the arts, and media, and tech. In those four industries, it seems as though the organizations are changing to accommodate the students.”
Jonathan Haidt Jul 2, 2019 ▶ 36:37 #61 Jonathan Haidt: When Good Intentions Go Bad
Mar 17, 2020 positive
Insight
Esther Wojcicki: Journalism Is the Essential Curriculum for the 21st Century
“Journalism is the subject of the future. It's the curriculum for the 21st century.”
Esther Wojcicki Mar 17, 2020 ▶ 9:37 #79 Esther Wojcicki: The “TRICK” to Raising Successful People
Mar 17, 2020 positive
Insight
Wojcicki: Critical thinking develops best through active practice like journalism
“The thing that helps critical thinking development the best is doing it. And that's where the whole journalism thing comes in because you have to think critically every day when you are writing stories and analyzing data and figuring out who said what and does…”
Esther Wojcicki Mar 17, 2020 ▶ 1:20:24 #79 Esther Wojcicki: The “TRICK” to Raising Successful People
Jun 9, 2020 positive
Insight
Bethany McLean: Good journalism is transparency and honesty, not infallibility
“I don't think it's necessarily getting it right, because I think really provocative stories may prove to be wrong. I think it's transparency and intellectual honesty, so being clear about what the facts are and where things are coming from, so that people can …”
Bethany McLean Jun 9, 2020 ▶ 42:06 #85 Bethany McLean: Crafting a Narrative
Jun 9, 2020 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
McLean: Google and Facebook's models will be impaired if journalism dies
“Google and Facebook, right? They're siphoning up most of the advertising dollars that used to go to journalism, and yet Google and Facebook, it will deeply impair their business models if journalism ceases to function, right?”
Bethany McLean Jun 9, 2020 ▶ 38:27 #85 Bethany McLean: Crafting a Narrative
Nov 16, 2021 negative
Insight
Rushkoff: Polished publishing tools falsely equate amateur writing with professional journalism
“The tools create the illusion that, that what we say matters or that because our text matters, Can look all like it's in a sub stack. That means it has equal value to everything else that's up there. And it just doesn't.”
Douglas Rushkoff Nov 16, 2021 ▶ 12:12 #124 Douglas Rushkoff: The Perils of Modern Media
Jul 29, 2025 negative
Opinion
Modern journalism often fails to remember its fundamental role checking power
“The journalism plays a fundamental role in checking power, something I personally wish it would remember.”
Shane Parrish Jul 29, 2025 ▶ 42:37 Katharine Graham: The Woman Who Took Down a President [Outliers]
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