About this episode

Jessica Lessin discusses the growth of her subscription business and the evolving landscape of media and technology.

Jessica Lessin, the founder, editor in chief, and C.E.O. of The Information, joins Dylan and Julia to unpack the record growth behind her 13-year-old subscription business. She explains her bet on China coverage as rivals shutter Asia bureaus, the push into finance reporting to track AI’s reshaping of Wall Street, and her expansion into video with TITV and a new AI Deep Dive show. Lessin also weighs in on the “information mafia” of alumni going independent and tech’s cratering public image.

People in this episode

Hosts: Dylan, Julia

Guest: Jessica Lessin

Topics covered

• subscription business
• China coverage
• finance reporting
• AI impact
• media expansion
• information mafia

Keywords

• subscription growth
• China
• finance
• AI
• media expansion
• information mafia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Information, Wall Street, TITV

Places: China

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