Who Killed the Media?
From The Culture We Deserve by Jessa Crispin
March 4, 2026 · 2h 4m · Season 2 · Episode 97
About this episode
Jessa and Nico discuss the decline of journalism and the influences of social media and corporate interests on the media landscape.
With social media filled with AI-generated fake war videos and a war-hawk press eager for regime change and empire building, where does one turn? Jessa and Nico talk about how the death of journalism was not natural causes, it was murder. From venture capital "investment" to Bezos putting the Washington Post through the woodchipper as a gift to Trump to Bari Weiss running CBS news into a wall at high speed, it is beneficial to the select few so they can avoid accountability and oversight. Also: Paramount eats WB and the Fox Empire crackup. Shownotes and references: http://culturewedeserve.substack.com
People in this episode
Host: Jessa Crispin
Guest: Nico
Topics covered
- media
- journalism
- social media
- AI-generated content
- accountability
- venture capital
- empire building
Keywords
- media
- journalism
- social media
- AI
- venture capital
- accountability
- Bari Weiss
- Bezos
- Washington Post
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Washington Post, CBS, Paramount, WB, Fox Empire
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