Episode · This Week in Startups · 2020-04-03

Jason Calacanis & Balaji Srinivasan: books mentioned on This Week in Startups

E1042: Balaji Srinivasan (@balajis) shares insights on Recode incident, need for decentralized citizen journalism, techlash through the years, potential COVID-19 endgames: bull, bear & base case scenarios

2 books · With Balaji Srinivasan · Listen · Watch on YouTube

0:55 Jason intros Balaji Srinivasan and tees up his incident with Recode's piece: "No handshakes, please": The tech industry is terrified of the coronavirus 4:28 Balaji shares his experience with the

Balaji Srinivasan discussed Merchants of Truth by Jill Abramson and So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   Merchants of Truth

   Jill Abramson · at 18:13

   Merchants of Truth by Jill Abramson is a journalistic exploration of the transformation of major news organizations in the digital age.

   Discussed

   “and and you know Jill Abramson acknowledges this in her book merchants of truths former editor then your time she talks about how business imperatives helped shape editorial judgment”

   Balaji Srinivasan E1042: Balaji Srinivasan (@balajis) shares insights on Recode incident… 2020-04-03 Listen at 18:13

   Where to get it

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2. 

   So You've Been Publicly Shamed

   Jon Ronson · at 37:23

   So You've Been Publicly Shamed is a non-fiction book by Jon Ronson that investigates the devastating phenomenon of internet cancel culture and social media outrage.

   Discussed

   “actually you know who's admitted this is I think Jon Ronson in so you've been publicly shamed you know he mentions that there was there's some some person who'd had a conflict with”

   Balaji Srinivasan E1042: Balaji Srinivasan (@balajis) shares insights on Recode incident… 2020-04-03 Listen at 37:23

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible