S2 EP9: Julia Angwin's Investigations Haunt Facebook
Julia Angwin, the award-winning reporter whose investigations\xa0make Facebook sweat, just got $20 million from Craig Newmark (yes, as in\xa0Craig's List) to start her own publication. Hear her vision for The MarkUp, why we need a new kind of watchdog journalism, and how she plans to combine hardcore data analysis with shoe-leather reporting. Plus,\xa0the honest lowdown on how Julia beats decision fatigue, as a startup founder and a parent. It's not all black turtlenecks and green smoothies, but it's close.
\n\nGO DEEPER:
\nJulia Angwin's investigations\xa0for ProPublic.\xa0Mark Zuckerberg Doesn\u2019t Understand Journalism. Looking back\xa0at Craig's List. Jessica Lessin left the Wall Street Journal five years ago to found\xa0The Information.\xa0Closing Rookie: hard truths about digital media from teenage entrepreneur Tavi Gevinson.
Who You\u2019ll Hear:
\n\n@manoushz (Manoush Zomorodi) @JuliaAngwin (Investigative journalist and Cofounder of The MarkUp)
\n\nZigZag is the business show about being human.
\n\nJoin a community of listeners riding the twists and turns of late-capitalism, searching for a kinder, more sustainable way. Manoush Zomorodi and Jen Poyant investigate how work and business impact our wellbeing and the planet we live on. On Seasons 4 and 5, hear from rebels and visionaries with radical ideas on how we can build stable lives, careers, and companies.
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\n**If you\u2019re also interested in Jen and Manoush\u2019s personal story and their adventures in starting their own business with a little help from blockchain technology, listen to the first three seasons, starting with Season 1, Chapter 1.