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BLM: The Revolution Will Not Be Criticized with Zac Kriegman (S3 Ep.22)

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Jul 8, 2022
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Zach's Background

  • Zach Kriegman's unusual background includes dropping out of college, working as a software engineer, then becoming a lawyer and economist.
  • He transitioned to data science after realizing its similarity to econometrics and deep learning.
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Kriegman vs. Damore

  • Zach Kriegman's memo at Reuters, similar to the James Damore memo at Google, criticized internal biases affecting news reporting.
  • Unlike Damore's memo, Kriegman's directly challenged Reuters' core mission of accurate reporting.
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Firing Circumstances

  • Kriegman's memo summarized academic literature on BLM, leading to internal attacks and censorship by Reuters.
  • He emailed senior leadership about the censorship, hoping they would intervene, but was subsequently fired.
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