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Channels with Peter Kafka

Why Jessi Hempel left a superstar writing career for LinkedIn

Channels with Peter Kafka

Vox Media Podcast Network

Technology, Tv & Film, Business News, News

4.4585 Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2019

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Jessi Hempel spent years covering tech giants for Fortune, BusinessWeek and Wired. Now she’s working for a tech giant herself. Hempel explains why she’s writing, and podcasting, for Microsoft’s LinkedIn, and what she’s learned about the pros and cons of tech, from both sides of the divide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This is Recode Media with Peter Kafka.

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That is me.

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I'm part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

1:41.3

I have a very special guest here today.

1:43.4

My old friend, Jesse Hempel,

1:45.3

who I think of is one of my favorite writers. I still think of her that way, but now I have to think special guest here today. My old friend, Jesse Hempel, who I think of as one of my favorite writers.

1:59.6

I still think of her that way, but now I have to think of her as senior editor at large at LinkedIn. She's going to explain what that means. Hi, Jesse. Hi, Peter. Thank you for having me. You kind of have to say that because I'm currently the writer in the room with you. Yeah. But you are one of my favorite writers. Well, thank you for. It's a true thing.

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