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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Producer, Special Projects, Kara Swisher

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    Post-election ‘terror and hysteria’ over Trump is not justified, says Observer editor Ken KursonPost-election ‘terror and hysteria’ over Trump is not justified, says Observer editor Ken Kurson
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    Kurson says he’s proud to have voted for Donald Trump, and to work for his son-in-law, Observer publisher Jared Kushner.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Can the journalists who work for Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner still cover the White House fairly?Can the journalists who work for Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner still cover the White House fairly?
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    Yes, says one of the few people who might know: Observer Editor in Chief Ken Kurson.

    By Eric Johnson
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    ‘I wanted to hit a nerve’: How one entrepreneur exposed Silicon Valley’s anxieties‘I wanted to hit a nerve’: How one entrepreneur exposed Silicon Valley’s anxieties
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    “Most CEOs I know are deeply depressed, often,” Sunil Rajaraman says on Recode Decode.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Do ‘productivity hacks’ really help you get stuff done?Do ‘productivity hacks’ really help you get stuff done?
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    Kara Swisher, Lauren Goode and The Verge’s Dieter Bohn discuss on Too Embarrassed to Ask.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Full transcript: BuzzFeed Entertainment’s Ze Frank on Recode MediaFull transcript: BuzzFeed Entertainment’s Ze Frank on Recode Media
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    “The world of recipes had not been reinvented beyond a list of text and an image forever.” BuzzFeed’s Tasty took on the challenge.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Musicians fighting Spotify are ‘so f-cking dumb,’ music industry pundit Bob Lefsetz saysMusicians fighting Spotify are ‘so f-cking dumb,’ music industry pundit Bob Lefsetz says
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    “You have to face the truth: The game changed.”

    By Eric Johnson
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    Full transcript: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on Recode DecodeFull transcript: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on Recode Decode
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    “There is actually a reason for the tech sector to engage with the government.”

    By Eric Johnson
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    Where we choose to work is a big deal, office designers Yves Behar and Ryan Mullenix sayWhere we choose to work is a big deal, office designers Yves Behar and Ryan Mullenix say
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    “Stress is a lack of control, in its simplest definition. We want to keep stress in these work environments down.”

    By Eric Johnson
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    Dropbox is all in on collaborative work, COO Dennis Woodside saysDropbox is all in on collaborative work, COO Dennis Woodside says
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    Woodside spoke with Recode’s Dan Frommer at Code Enterprise.

    By Eric Johnson
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    You probably don’t know what Twilio does. CEO Jeff Lawson is cool with that.You probably don’t know what Twilio does. CEO Jeff Lawson is cool with that.
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    Lawson spoke with Recode’s Ina Fried at Code Enterprise.

    By Ina Fried and Eric Johnson