AI, Media & Journalism In 2026 Featuring Molly Jane Zuckerman | E054
From Future Signal by Jarrett Carpenter
January 13, 2026 · 54 min · Episode 54
About this episode
Molly Jane Zuckerman joins Jarrett Carpenter to discuss the future of truth in media and journalism, focusing on the impact of AI and the role of platforms like Substack.
In this episode, Molly Jane Zuckerman, President of the ACJR, joins Jarrett to discuss the future of truth online via conversations around AI, Media, Journalism, Substack and what is the mechanisms we can use, as a society, to find the objective truth. Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/N14ivYB40B4CHAPTERS00:00 Intro00:30 Milly Joins The Pod03:01 Journalism Background06:54 Studying Political Science In Russia12:18 Media's Future13:50 Gen Z Is Reading Audiobooks17:50 AI's Impact On Journalism21:18 How To Start A Newsletter In 202626:12 Google 029:09 Why I Don't Use AI34:11 Drops In US Literacy Rates36:29 ACJR Work39:06 Crypto Journalism Challenges Today42:52 Biased Crypto Media45:09 Journalism Challenges In 202647:30 How To Get Into Journalism Today49:50 2026 Trends51:17 The Power of Writing (Your Own Substack)Molly's X - https://x.com/MollyJZuckermanMolly's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/molly-jane-zuckerman/Molly's mom's Substack: https://lizalevine.substack.com/Molly's sister's Substack (specifically, her ChatGPT article): https://margotzuckerman.substack.com/p/what-chatgpt-did-to-my-brain-andMolly's article predicting Russia invading Ukraine…
People in this episode
Host: Jarrett Carpenter
Guest: Molly Jane Zuckerman
Topics covered
- AI
- Media
- Journalism
- Future of Truth
- Substack
- Gen Z
- Crypto Journalism
Keywords
- AI
- Media
- Journalism
- Substack
- Gen Z
- Crypto
- Literacy Rates
- Newsletter
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ACJR, Substack, Google
Places: Russia
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