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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Producer, Special Projects, Kara Swisher

    Latest articles by Eric Johnson

    Technology
    Kara Swisher: In 2017, journalists ‘have to be tougher on everybody’Kara Swisher: In 2017, journalists ‘have to be tougher on everybody’
    Technology

    “We allow them to lie, we allow them to say things that are false, we don’t question things as much as we should.”

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Platforms must take responsibility for fake news, Tom Friedman saysPlatforms must take responsibility for fake news, Tom Friedman says
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    And if they don’t? “That is bullshit” and they should be shamed, the New York Times columnist adds on Recode Decode.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    New York Times columnist Tom Friedman: Don’t stop globalization to appease TrumpistsNew York Times columnist Tom Friedman: Don’t stop globalization to appease Trumpists
    Technology

    “Thank God for Amazon and Apple and Google and the opportunities they’ve created.”

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    What happens to your data after you die?What happens to your data after you die?
    Technology

    Former Evernote CEO Phil Libin discusses this and more with Recode’s Kara Swisher and The Verge’s Lauren Goode on Too Embarrassed to Ask.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Why Margaret Sullivan left the public editor job at the New York TimesWhy Margaret Sullivan left the public editor job at the New York Times
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    “You need to be an outsider” to report on the Times, Sullivan says on the latest Recode Media.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    I want a smart home. What’s the simplest way to start?I want a smart home. What’s the simplest way to start?
    Technology

    Recode’s Kara Swisher and The Verge’s Lauren Goode and Dan Seifert discuss on Too Embarrassed to Ask.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Trump will ‘throw a big hand grenade’ at political journalism, says the Washington Post’s Margaret SullivanTrump will ‘throw a big hand grenade’ at political journalism, says the Washington Post’s Margaret Sullivan
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    The former New York Times public editor says the president-elect will lead to “a new kind of journalistic inquiry.”

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Reddit CEO Steve Huffman: I screwed up and I want Reddit to trust me againReddit CEO Steve Huffman: I screwed up and I want Reddit to trust me again
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    “I don’t want to take your voice away. I just want you to stop being assholes.”

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Critics were not kind to the tech-related films of 2016Critics were not kind to the tech-related films of 2016
    Technology

    So many duds, so little time.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    What Trump said about Apple, Alphabet and Facebook — the tech companies he’s meeting this weekWhat Trump said about Apple, Alphabet and Facebook — the tech companies he’s meeting this week