Keen On Podcast - Nirit Weiss-Blatt: Why the Techlash Has Gone Too Far

 
Thank you, Andrew Keen, for having me on your podcast Keen On.

Great questions & I enjoyed the debate.

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Why the Techlash Has Gone Too Far 

and How to Tell the Truth About the Impact of Tech on Society

 

Andrew Keen: 

“The Techlash and Tech Crisis Communication is beginning perhaps to fight back against the Techlash, or certainly an attempt to balance it out a little more. 

It’s an interesting book and an interesting argument. 

She is rather brave to put her head above the parapet in terms of the onslaught that tech is getting.”

I seem to be haunted by this specific stock image...

And Silicon Valley-based media scholar should be my new bio :-)

"Tech Journalists as Bullshit Detectors and Hype Slayers"

 

The way tech journalists report on and criticize technology is evolving. Still, they should serve as bullshit detectors and hype slayers. 

This guide provides tips for minimizing the overly positive and negative hypes, stopping with “the END of _ / “_ is Dead,” and examining the underlying forces.
 

Check it out. Here’s the whole essay:

A Guide for Tech Journalists: How to be Bullshit Detectors and Hype Slayers (and Not the Opposite)