So...Who Is the Arbiter of Truth?

<p>On the last episode of Business Casual, media exec and general baller-at-large Joanna Coles explained the implications of ad dollars moving from local newsrooms to social media and Big Tech platforms. The general consensus? We’ve got a serious scale problem. And an even bigger misinformation problem.</p><p><strong>So what does all of that mean for the future of media?</strong> In this episode, we’re figuring it out with Delia Cai, growth and trends editor at Buzzfeed and author of the <a href="https://deezlinks.substack.com/" target="_blank">Deez Links newsletter </a>(which is described as “a dailyish link to cool shit happening in &amp; around the media industry”).</p><p>As someone who both 1) grew up extremely online and 2) has a front row seat to the constant evolution of media, Delia offers honest insight about…</p><ul><li>What we lose when we lose local newsrooms</li><li>How much money it would take for smaller media outlets to compete with Big Tech</li><li>Why social media has tangled our collective psychologies beyond recognition</li></ul><p>Listen to the episode now.</p>