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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Producer, Special Projects, Kara Swisher

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    My data was compromised in the Equifax hack. What now?My data was compromised in the Equifax hack. What now?
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    Security researcher Brian Krebs joins us on the latest episode of Too Embarrassed to Ask to explain what happened — and what happens next.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Why the Wall Street Journal let its sports columnist get high on the jobWhy the Wall Street Journal let its sports columnist get high on the job
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    Jason Gay wanted to eat marijuana gummies while watching a boxing match. His bosses said okay.

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    #TakeAKnee is new, but sports have always been political, says the WSJ’s Jason Gay#TakeAKnee is new, but sports have always been political, says the WSJ’s Jason Gay
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    NFL players like Colin Kaepernick are the latest in a long legacy of outspoken athletes, says the sports reporter on the latest episode of Recode Media with Peter Kafka.

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    Why did Ellen Pao lose her gender discrimination lawsuit? ‘People were not ready’Why did Ellen Pao lose her gender discrimination lawsuit? ‘People were not ready’
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    On the latest Recode Decode, Pao says her court battle with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers laid the groundwork for other women, like Uber whistleblower Susan Fowler.

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    Don’t take Silicon Valley’s ‘free speech’ ideals at face value, Ellen Pao saysDon’t take Silicon Valley’s ‘free speech’ ideals at face value, Ellen Pao says
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    “Free speech is easy, it’s free, you just let it go! Whatever happens, happens!”

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    Can consumers save their own privacy?Can consumers save their own privacy?
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    Consumer Reports CEO Marta Tellado joins us on the latest Too Embarrassed to Ask to discuss.

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    What it’s like to get a $500,000 phone call from the MacArthur ‘genius’ AwardsWhat it’s like to get a $500,000 phone call from the MacArthur ‘genius’ Awards
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    Radiolab co-host Jad Abumrad says the whole process of becoming a MacArthur Foundation Fellow in 2011 was “really weird.”

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    Why the creator of Radiolab, one of the internet’s most popular podcasts, is now obsessed with the Supreme CourtWhy the creator of Radiolab, one of the internet’s most popular podcasts, is now obsessed with the Supreme Court
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    On the latest Recode Media, Jad Abumrad talks about the second season of WNYC Studios’ More Perfect, which debuts Oct. 2.

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    What the media gets wrong about Donald Trump, according to the NYT’s Maggie HabermanWhat the media gets wrong about Donald Trump, according to the NYT’s Maggie Haberman
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    “Shrill” outrage and grandstanding only hurt the media’s credibility, Haberman says.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Meet Maggie Haberman and David Fahrenthold, accidental Trump expertsMeet Maggie Haberman and David Fahrenthold, accidental Trump experts
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    On the latest Recode Decode, the two journalists explain how their careers set them up to cover the Trump Era.

    By Eric Johnson