Taylor Lorenz

High Low with EmRata

Sony Music

Self-improvement, Education, Society & Culture

3.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Taylor Lorenz, author of the new book, Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Power and Influence on the Internet, speaks about the internet culture beat and the hate she’s received as a female tech journalist. What’s it like to go from covering creators, influencers and milkshake ducks to becoming the trending topic? And how does traditional media miss the mark when it comes to covering digital spaces? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You've been targeted by really powerful people, Elon Musk,
0:04.4	and you from Twitter.
0:05.7	Can you talk about those experiences?
0:07.8	Yeah, I think it's hilarious that I'm living so rent-free
0:12.4	in these billionaire's heads because I'm ultimately
0:14.9	just doing my job as a journalist.
0:16.5	When you won Bambi last December, it was because I was
0:18.6	reaching out for comment on a story that I reported,
0:20.9	actually showing that he had completely lied
0:22.5	about this interaction that he had shared about on Twitter.
0:25.5	He lies all the time.
0:26.8	Hello, and welcome to Hi-Lo with Amrata.
0:34.2	It's Tuesday, which means I have a brand-new interview.
0:37.4	If you're a first-time listener, welcome.
0:40.2	If you've been keeping up on your podcast listening,
0:42.9	we have had some really great recent episodes
0:46.2	of my friend, Ploma Elsasser, Nellie Fattato, Victoria Monet,
0:50.2	and Esther Perrell.
0:51.8	If you're interested in social media,
0:54.8	folks and the creator community,
0:56.7	we've also had some great recent episodes
0:59.4	with Benny Drama, Lauren Gray, and Tano Mojo.
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