Kara Swisher Shows Tech Journalism’s Flaws w/ Edward Ongweso Jr.
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Kara Swisher Shows Tech Journalism’s Flaws
Edward Ongweso Jr.
Notes
Paris Marx is joined by Edward Ongweso Jr. to discuss Kara Swisher’s attempt to rebrand herself as the most feared journalist in Silicon Valley, how she spent her career forwarding the industry’s narratives, and the larger problems with access journalism.
Guest
Edward Ongweso Jr. is finance editor at Logics Magazine and co-host of This Machine Kills.
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Links
- Ed wrote a critical review of Burn Book in The Baffler.
- In Disconnect, Paris also wrote a critical review of Swisher’s book and explained his journey to becoming a tech critic.
- In 2021, Kara told CNBC that just because NFTs are digital “doesn’t mean it’s not of value.” The following year she also defended promoting investments in crypto for retirement.