E141. Matt Taibbi Discusses The Failure of Traditional News Media

Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy

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🗓️ 12 August 2021

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

Matt Taibbi, author and journalist, drops in to discuss the state of modern journalism, why it's increasingly difficult to source news you trust, "soft" censorship, link rot and stories that disappear, the instinct to conformity that is an epidemic in newsrooms right now, and why eventually the mob will always come for you. They cover Matt's background, how he comes from a family of reporters, what he learned from his dad about how to treat sources, his 10 years in Russia running his own newspaper, how Americans don't have any sense of what it means to lose their ability to speak openly, the evolution of Substack, when the "subscriber bubble" will burst, the disincentives to doing in-depth, long form reporting these days, an audience's ability to parse nuance, their willingness to question their own motives, and why the problem with the rhino is the problem with everything. Check out Matt's Substack here.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Walkins Welcome with me, Bridget Pettasy, on Podcast One, where
0:06.1	everyone is welcome.
0:08.5	This is Walkins Welcome with Bridget Pettasy, I'm Bridget Pettasy, and you are welcome.
0:25.9	You know the drill.
0:26.9	Please subscribe, rate, comment, share, reach out, tell your friends, send smoke signals,
0:31.8	whatever.
0:32.8	We love your feedback and we want to hear from you.
0:34.8	This week on the podcast, I'm excited to welcome Matt Tayibi.
0:39.3	Matt is an award-winning investigative reporter and one of America's more recognizable literary
0:45.0	voices.
0:46.2	He is best known for his work at Rolling Stone, where he won the National Magazine Award
0:50.8	for Commentary and for his work on Substack, which he joined after winning the 2020
0:56.4	Izzy Award for Independent Journalism.
0:59.6	He has written nine books, including four New York Times bestsellers, The Great Durangement,
1:05.1	Grifftopia, The Divide, and Insane Clown President.
1:09.2	Also receiving critical acclaim where I can't breathe and hate ink.
1:13.6	And if you haven't read Hate Ink, I strongly recommend it.
1:17.2	Matt is one of my favorite commentators on media, journalism, and just really a brilliant
1:23.4	mind and funny guy.
1:25.5	I hope you enjoy.
1:26.5	I'm with Matt Tayibi, everybody.
1:28.8	Welcome to Watkins, welcome.
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