"What Google Zero Means for Journalism": Podcast with Paris Marx
On the latest episode of "Tech Won't Save Us."
Happy Tuesday evening, everyone!
I recently returned to Paris Marx’s podcast “Tech Won’t Save Us” for an in-depth interview about how tech platforms are transforming journalism. You can catch the episode on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, the web or anywhere podcasts are found.
We dug into several themes I’ve covered in this newsletter and more, including:
The slow death of hyperlinks and referral traffic as agentic AI takes a more prominent place in consumer diets.
Meta’s ban on news from its services in Canada and how meaningful referral traffic is unlikely to return even if Canada’s Online News Act is repealed.
News consumer power continuing to shift toward super-spenders and corporations, affecting whom subscription-based outlets serve and reflecting ongoing concentrations of wealth.
How trade wars are class wars for journalists, and more!