August 12, 2021 • 36 mins
The New York Times’ Shira Ovide, writes the popular and incisive “On Tech” newsletter, which means she gets to write about… everything. She sits down with Recode’s Peter Kafka to discuss some her latest stories in her column like why “Tech Can’t Fix Everything”, how society rather than social media itself is more to blame for the spread of misinformation, and the pros and cons of writing a popular newsletter.
Featuring: Shira Ovide (@ShiraOvide), tech writer for The New York Times
Host: Peter Kafka (@pkafka), Senior Editor at Recode
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