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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Producer, Special Projects, Kara Swisher

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    Laurene Powell Jobs says President Trump’s attacks on the press are “right out of a dictator’s playbook”Laurene Powell Jobs says President Trump’s attacks on the press are “right out of a dictator’s playbook”
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    Powell Jobs founded the Emerson Collective, which owns Pop-Up Magazine and has a majority stake in the Atlantic.

    By Eric Johnson
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    After an “identity crisis,” Social Capital CEO Chamath Palihapitiya says he’s taught himself how to be happy againAfter an “identity crisis,” Social Capital CEO Chamath Palihapitiya says he’s taught himself how to be happy again
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    “To all the people that worked for me and whose money I took, you’re fucking welcome,” he said.

    By Theodore Schleifer and Eric Johnson
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    Can the media business be saved? A “Spotify for news” is not the answer, says News Media Alliance CEO David Chavern.Can the media business be saved? A “Spotify for news” is not the answer, says News Media Alliance CEO David Chavern.
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    Chavern’s organization advocates on behalf of 2,000 print and online media outlets.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Meet J2’s Vivek Shah, the CEO quietly presiding over a $4 billion media businessMeet J2’s Vivek Shah, the CEO quietly presiding over a $4 billion media business
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    J2 Global owns a portfolio of media and internet service companies that includes PCMag, Mashable, and Speedtest by Ookla.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Innovative sex toys aren’t a joke, says Lora DiCarlo CEO Lora HaddockInnovative sex toys aren’t a joke, says Lora DiCarlo CEO Lora Haddock
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    Haddock’s company won an innovation award from CES — but then the trade group decided that her work was “profane.”

    By Eric Johnson
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    How do you preserve art when it was made for people using Netscape Navigator on Windows 98?How do you preserve art when it was made for people using Netscape Navigator on Windows 98?
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    That’s one of the questions Rhizome artistic director Michael Connor has to face as he and his team chronicle “net art.”

    By Eric Johnson
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    Full transcript: New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd on PivotFull transcript: New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd on Pivot
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    Dowd joins Kara Swisher on the latest episode, sitting in for Pivot’s regular co-host Scott Galloway.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Full Q&A: AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson on Recode MediaFull Q&A: AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson on Recode Media
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    Stephenson talks about sports gambling, the potential of 5G, and buying Time Warner.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Google and Facebook have become “antithetical to democracy,” says The Age of Surveillance Capitalism author Shoshana ZuboffGoogle and Facebook have become “antithetical to democracy,” says The Age of Surveillance Capitalism author Shoshana Zuboff
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    Silicon Valley has compromised our autonomy, Zuboff says: “They can take hold of our behavior and shift it and modify it in ways that we don’t know.”

    By Eric Johnson
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    “Hollywood is now irrelevant,” says IAC Chairman Barry Diller“Hollywood is now irrelevant,” says IAC Chairman Barry Diller
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    Diller, the former CEO of Paramount and Fox, talks about the diminished power of movie studios and why “Netflix has won this game” on the latest Recode Decode.

    By Eric Johnson