An impromptu episode I recorded on my phone about the role of media in shaping the 2024 U.S presidential election between Donald Trump (R) and Kamala Harris (D). This was recorded BEFORE the election, including predictions of how the election and onwards could play out for the media landscape.
Topics include:
• Donald Trump and JD Vance going on The Joe Rogan Experience, and the overall future of podcasting in politics
• Hyper-polarization with social media platforms built for specific viewpoints
• As the technology improves, the concern of deepfakes and Generative AI being used in future presidential elections
• The fragile synchronization of massive layoffs in journalism, unprecedented coverage of this U.S election, our constant thirst for updates, and the speed at which volunteers can count ballots
• The marginalized coverage of third-party candidates and local issues
• Gender and racial bias in the media coverage of our currently possible President, Kamala Harris
• Potential over-coverage of Donald Trump if he wins re-election, more so than during his 2016 presidential campaign and 1st presidential term
• Can a Republican majority win increase the number of mergers, acquisitions, and layoffs we see in tech, media, and entertainment?
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