Media Confidential 2025: Buckle up! It’s going to be quite a year
Jan 9, 2025
Janine Gibson, editor of FT Weekend, delves into the media landscape of 2025, exploring how Trump's potential second term could threaten press freedoms. The conversation highlights Mark Zuckerberg's controversial stance on fact-checking and the rise of new media figures like Joe Rogan and ConnorEatsPants. Gibson and the hosts discuss the implications of ongoing high-profile legal battles, including Prince Harry's potential court case against Murdoch, painting a vivid picture of an evolving and tumultuous media environment.
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New Media Stars
- Janine Gibson mentions a Fortnite Twitch stream interview by ConnorEatsPants with Adrian Dittman.
- Dittman is rumored to be Elon Musk's alter ego, highlighting the rise of new media stars.
New Media Interview Style
- New media interviews, often conducted while gaming, offer a meandering, less confrontational approach than traditional media.
- This format can reveal unguarded moments, as seen with Dittman's supposed clues about being Musk.
Political Bias in New Media
- Popular "meandering interview" podcasts tend to be right-wing, featuring guests like Trump, Musk, and Bezos.
- This observation highlights a potential political bias in this emerging media format.
