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The Onion Knight Ft. Ben Collins

Jun 21, 2024

Former NBC disinformation reporter Ben Collins, now CEO of Global Tetrahedron, discusses saving The Onion with Jeff Lawson. They emphasize AI tech importance, patience in media transition, and empowering writers in journalism. Ads for products like NYX period underwear are included.

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The Onion acquired by Global Tetrahedron, led by Ben Collins and Jeff Lawson, preserving impactful journalism.

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Future of journalism focuses on sustainable business models, reader relationships, quality content production, challenging sensationalized information sharing.

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Intro

5min

Saving The Onion with Jeff Lawson's Help

10min

Importance of AI Technology and OCI Infrastructure

4min

The Importance of Patience in Transitioning a Digital Media Product

18min

Ads for AT&T Wi-Fi, Nix Period Underwear, and Dime Beauty; Discussion on AI in Newsrooms

6min

Empowering Writers and Readers in Journalism

15min

Exploring South Dakota and Viking Cruises

3min

In April, The Onion was acquired by a new entity called Global Tetrahedron, revealed shortly thereafter to be a joint venture between billionaire Jeff Lawson and former NBC disinformation reporter Ben Collins, now its CEO. Ben joins Ed to talk about buying The Onion, keeping its Chicago roots, and how we can save digital media.

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Better Offline

The Onion Knight Ft. Ben Collins

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Kroger Brand Products Quality Guarantee

Legal Shield Legal Support Service

Clorox Cintiva Cleaning Innovation

Acquisition of The Onion by Global Tetrahedron

Future Plans for Saving Journalism

Information Scarcity Benefits the Rich

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