Kara Swisher Dishes On Threat to Leave CNN, Rips Journalists Still Using X, and Unloads on Jeff Bezos
About this episode
Kara Swisher discusses her potential departure from CNN, critiques of Jeff Bezos, and the state of journalism in a candid conversation.
Kara Swisher joined us at the Status Summit in New York for a candid conversation on a wide array of topics. Swisher, a veteran journalist and co-host of “Pivot,” told us how CNN executives have responded to her threats to leave the network, should the Ellisons gain control of it. She also said Jeff Bezos has ruined The Washington Post and weighed in with her brutally honest thoughts on various technology executives. 0:00 Intro 2:00 Kara Swisher’s Podcast Empire & Scott Galloway-Free Summer on Pivot 6:25 Maria Bartiromo’s Firing from Fox News 8:30 Should Vox Host a Presidential Debate? 9:18 Did Jeff Bezos Destroy the Washington Post? 13:48 Why Kara Won’t Work for a David Ellison-owned CNN 18:55 The Lawsuit Blocking the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Deal 22:03 Bashing Tech Companies for Giving In to “Lake America” 24:00 “F*** You”: Kara’s Message to Journalists on X 26:28 Why Don’t More Journalists Speak Like Kara? 31:18 Lightning Round: Describing Tech Execs in One Word Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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