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Media Archive

Archives for October 2018

Politics
Trump’s USA Today op-ed on health care is an absurd tissue of liesTrump’s USA Today op-ed on health care is an absurd tissue of lies
Politics

It’s so dishonest it’s debunked by fact-check links in the text itself.

By Matthew Yglesias
Technology
Snapchat’s plan to reinvent TV may actually be workingSnapchat’s plan to reinvent TV may actually be working
Technology

Snap says people like shows, so it’s launching a dozen more.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Here’s why Netflix has no interest in live TVHere’s why Netflix has no interest in live TV
Technology

Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate hearing was “not very joyful,” says Netflix content boss Ted Sarandos.

By Kurt Wagner
Media
Trump’s trade war is hurting the global economyTrump’s trade war is hurting the global economy
Media

The IMF projects a downturn in global economic growth. It’s partially Trump’s fault.

By Alex Ward
Zuckerberg: The Recode interview
Technology

Everything was on the table — and after Facebook’s wildest year yet, that’s a really big table.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
‘Sorry to Bother You’ director Boots Riley suspects social media platforms are hiding politics they don’t like‘Sorry to Bother You’ director Boots Riley suspects social media platforms are hiding politics they don’t like
Technology

“Here’s the part where I maybe start sounding like I’ve got a tinfoil hat,” he explains on the latest Recode Decode.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Vanity Fair helped create ‘the celebrity industrial complex.’ VF Editor Radhika Jones wants to investigate it.Vanity Fair helped create ‘the celebrity industrial complex.’ VF Editor Radhika Jones wants to investigate it.
Technology

Everything is changing, which means there’s never been a better time for a “new establishment,” Jones says on Recode Media.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Elites like Amazon’s Jeff Bezos think they’re being philanthropic. But they could do so much more.Elites like Amazon’s Jeff Bezos think they’re being philanthropic. But they could do so much more.
Technology

“Winners Take All” author Anand Giridharadas says elites only help on their own terms — and never in any way that would endanger their own extreme wealth.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Google’s former PR boss Jessica Powell wrote a satirical novel about tech and published it all on MediumGoogle’s former PR boss Jessica Powell wrote a satirical novel about tech and published it all on Medium
Technology

“The Big Disruption” scrutinizes Silicon Valley from the perspective of someone who has spent most of her career in the industry: “You can love something but also be critical of it,” Powell says.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Meet Adam Mosseri, Instagram’s new bossMeet Adam Mosseri, Instagram’s new boss
Technology

As expected, Instagram’s VP of Product — who previously built Facebook’s news feed — was promoted to Head of Instagram.

By Kurt Wagner
Politics
A right-leaning newspaper is finally retracting the conspiracy theories it published about Seth RichA right-leaning newspaper is finally retracting the conspiracy theories it published about Seth Rich
Politics

The Washington Times apologized for a since-deleted article that falsely stated Seth Rich and his brother Aaron received money from WikiLeaks for DNC emails.

By Jane Coaston