714: Kara Swisher, Tech Journalist and Co-Founder of Recode

Published: April 9, 2018, 7 a.m.

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Today we\\u2019re in conversation with Silicon Valley\\u2019s \\u201cmost feared and liked journalist,\\u201d according to New York Magazine. Kara Swisher, technology journalist and co-founder of Recode, is here. She is an outspoken, straight-shooting reporter who, for two decades, has been working non-stop to keep Silicon Valley and the tech world accountable.

Kara is the host of the popular podcast Recode/Decode. She began her career at The Washington Post and later, The Wall Street Journal before launching her own tech media empire.

We kick off the interview with her take on Facebook amidst the recent Cambridge Analytica scandal and the social network\\u2019s tumbling stock price. Then we hear about Kara\\u2019s childhood and experiencing the loss of her father at a young age. She takes us to a very specific moment in her career when she asked for a raise. How she earned her worth. Also, I ask her: what tech giants will be gone in 10 years time. Snapchat? Twitter? You might be surprised to hear Kara\\u2019s predictions.

You can learn more about Kara Swisher by visting her company\\u2019s website, www.recode.net or become one of her 1.31 million twitter followers @karaswisher.

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