Confessions of a Crypto Culture Writer With Erika Lee - Beyond The Beat Ep #18

Erika is a freelance journalist who covers digital art, NFTs, and crypto. She works at Decrypt, and was until recently a Senior Editor at NFT Now. She's a University of Southern California alum and has reported for Business Insider, CBS News, Glamour, and more.

In episode #18 of Beyond the Beat, Erika and I explore the integration of AI tools in writing processes, the importance of personal narratives in journalism, and the cultural implications of meme coins in the crypto space.

Want to improve your writing? We share some of our secrets, unique approaches, and how to use personal experiences in story telling. Cults, shared beliefs, freelancing, and how video is killing the journo star.

Episode chapters:

• 0:00 intro
• 2:05 Can AI replace journalists?
• 9:03 How do you find a story to cover
• 11:20 Write drunk, edit sober
• 17:19 Opinionated news - articles with a personal touch
• 21:49 Covering crypto’s culture side
• 23:46 Memecoins' part in crypto - is it a cult?
• 29:35 Communities in crypto media
• 35:12 Freelance writers aren’t paid enough
• 39:45 Video could replace written content
• 42:01 Bringing back investigative journalism to crypto
• 45:00 ZachXBT and the donations business model
• 49:00 Book recomondations

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