Weird People, Weird Stories and Weird Reporting with Ben Weiss

Ben is a Dubai-based correspondent for DL News, Ben has reported on crypto for Fortune and has published work with WIRED, the Guardian, Slate, PBS NewsHour, Gizmodo, among other publications. In Episode 13, Pedro Solimano sat down with Ben Weiss, a true blue scooper, to talk about what two journalists talk about: - His first feature for slate - Thinking about “internationalized tech” - Can journalists be unbiased? - How is the media landscape changing (plus what’s staying the same) - And a riff on anonymity Episode chapters: 0:00 intro 2:34 The first story I wrote about crypto - RuneScape & LATAM 6:00 Crypto reporters aren't necessarily crypto fans 7:50 Crypto is an industry where the weirdness is super embraced 12:58 Anonymity, a feature or a bug? Used by scammers and ideologists 18:33 Analysing over breaking news 21:40 I don't believe in objectivity in news 24:17 News can be subjective and fair at the same time 26:26 People should be taught how to consume news 34:33 There's always going to be a place for in-depth reporting 38:49 Why does journalism matter? 43:17 Making an impact through a story 45:40 "The rise and fall of NFTs" - The backstory 49:24 Book recommendations Follow us on: → Twitter: https://x.com/beyondthebeat__ → YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BeyondTheBeatPodcast → Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/BeyondTheBeat → Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beyond-the-beat-podcast → Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/lXIc2Erm2DzsF821aOSi → Substack: https://substack.com/@beyondthebeat → LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beyond-the-beat-podcast → Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyond_the_beat_podcast → Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeyondTheBeatPodcast → Linktree: https://linktr.ee/BeyondTheBeatPod