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A Fiery, But Mostly Peaceful Conversation About The Media | PIRATE WIRES EP#5

2023/7/14
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This chapter explores the initial optimism surrounding new media, the role of Silicon Valley, the cable model's influence on investment strategies, and the ultimate failure of many new media companies to establish sustainable business models. It highlights the shift from advertising to subscription models and the homogenization of content.
  • Initial belief in the death of old media and the rise of platforms like BuzzFeed.
  • Cable model's influence on investment strategies in new media.
  • Failure of new media to secure sustainable revenue, leading to collapse.
  • Shift to subscription models as a key factor in surviving the transition.

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EPISODE FIVE: On this week's Pirate Wires Podcast, Mike is joined by Kmele Foster and Ben Smith to discuss the death of new media. We get into the unrealized hope for new media, how Trump changed the media landscape, "disagreements" over mostly peaceful protestors, the death of BuzzFeed and straightening of the New York Times, and the future of the media.

Featuring Mike Solana , Kmele Foster, Ben Smith

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Topics Discussed: New Media Is Dead: https://www.piratewires.com/p/new-media-is-dead-long-live-new-media

Pirate Wires Twitter: https://twitter.com/PirateWires Mike Twitter: https://twitter.com/micsolana Kmele Twitter: https://twitter.com/kmele Ben Twitter: https://twitter.com/semaforben

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro - Welcome Kmele & Ben To The Show!

3:15 - The Death Of New Media - What Went Wrong??

10:50 - How Subscription Services Took Over

14:10 - How To Build Subscriptions, Homogenization Of Everything1

5:15 - Trump & Facebook - Is FB To Blame?

23:00 - How Trump Changed Everything

26:50 - Daily Wire's Rise, NYT Dominance

28:00 - Elon Takes Over Twitter - Future Of Twitter

34:00 - Will Threads Succeed?

35:30 - Censorship On Twitter (Covid, H**ter Bd*en)

41:00 - Jan 6th & Riots

45:00 - The Future Of Media - Fragmentation of Media

53:50 - Will Mike & Kmele Be Future Writers For The NYT?!

54:28 - Listen To The "Fifth Movement" Podcast! Read "Traffic" By Ben Smith and "Semafor"

54:55 - See You Next Week! Pirate Wires Podcast Every Friday!!