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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Producer, Special Projects, Kara Swisher

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    Social media makes us angry and unfocused. Is email the answer?Social media makes us angry and unfocused. Is email the answer?
    Technology

    Subtack CEO Chris Best makes the case for electronic mail on the latest episode of Recode Media.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    For some underrepresented people in tech, life is getting better. For others, this is the ‘dark timeline.’For some underrepresented people in tech, life is getting better. For others, this is the ‘dark timeline.’
    Technology

    Even though Slack’s April Underwood feels like less of an “underdog” recently, she says that’s not true across the board.

    By Eric Johnson
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    How a Twitter account convinced 4,000 companies to stop advertising on BreitbartHow a Twitter account convinced 4,000 companies to stop advertising on Breitbart
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    Sleeping Giants founder Matt Rivitz tells Recode’s Kara Swisher that he wants to be “the source of some kind of conscience” for social media.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Full Q&A: Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim talks antitrust on Recode DecodeFull Q&A: Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim talks antitrust on Recode Decode
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    “I’m not saying that those companies are per se legal or every activity is legal. They could very well be violating the antitrust laws down the road if they take certain actions.”

    By Eric Johnson
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    President Trump says tech giants could be an ‘antitrust situation.’ His Justice Department’s antitrust lawyer isn’t so sure.President Trump says tech giants could be an ‘antitrust situation.’ His Justice Department’s antitrust lawyer isn’t so sure.
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    Makan Delrahim tells Recode’s Kara Swisher that “these things are very fact-specific.”

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Republican fury about ‘bias’ on the internet is just a distraction, ThinkProgress founder Judd Legum saysRepublican fury about ‘bias’ on the internet is just a distraction, ThinkProgress founder Judd Legum says
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    The more we talk about “shadow banning,” the less we talk about voter suppression.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Silicon Valley has been treating workers ‘miserably’ since the 1970sSilicon Valley has been treating workers ‘miserably’ since the 1970s
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    “Temp” author Louis Hyman says the tech sector made labor disposable long before the “gig economy” was a thing.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Full Q&A: ‘Temp’ author Louis Hyman on Recode DecodeFull Q&A: ‘Temp’ author Louis Hyman on Recode Decode
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    Hyman talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher and Rani Molla about the gig economy, job automation and why universal basic income isn’t the solution to all our problems.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    How to get a job in venture capitalHow to get a job in venture capital
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    Haystack founder Semil Shah says his number-one piece of advice is “come bearing gifts.”

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Making things is now a global movement. But is the U.S. making enough?Making things is now a global movement. But is the U.S. making enough?
    Technology

    Make Magazine editor Mike Senese and Maker Faire founder Dale Dougherty weigh in on the latest Recode Decode.

    By Eric Johnson