The State of Tech Journalism with Kylie Robison and Mike Isaac
Better Offline31 Heinä 2024

The State of Tech Journalism with Kylie Robison and Mike Isaac

In the second live-to-tape episode of Better Offlive, Ed Zitron is joined in-studio by the New York Times' Mike Isaac and The Verge's Kylie Robison to discuss the current state of tech journalism.

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