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“Future“ and the future of media

“Future“ and the future of media

First-party content and the case for smart propaganda

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Matthew Yglesias
Jun 18, 2021
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For years now, I’ve been hearing rich technology industry people complain about the media — both its attitude toward their industry in particular and its approach to the world in general.

At the highest level, these complaints are no so different from what Joe Biden was complaining about on the t…

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