In this episode, Pedro and Camila discuss her journey into Bloomberg, bias in mainstream media, and adversities in building a leading media company.
"A lot of crypto journalism is paid ads that aren't being disclosed"
OUTLINE
- 0:00 Intro
- 1:19 Not taking no for an answer – How is started working for Bloomberg
- 7:44 The journalistic standards I learned at Bloomberg
- 11:32 News shouldn’t be opinionated – Mainstream media is becoming biased
- 16:07 I’m very critical of the crypto media
- 17:56 Conflicts of interests in crypto media outlets
- 20:16 Crypto wrongdoing gets uncovered – The lack of investigating journalism
- 24:20 Independent journalists are playing different roles in the media
- 26:57 What does a good journalist have to have
- 29:01 The job of journalists and the media is underestimated
- 31:33 There aren’t that many news worthy stories
- 33:40 Building a media company – Adversities and accomplishments
- 36:00 Book recommendations
Podcast Host
Pedro is a Chilean freelance journalist who has been covering the crypto space since 2019. Along with his Latin American finance newsletter called La Cadena, Pedro is currently writing for TheDefiant and has written for Decrypt, Bitcoin Magazine, Finder, Sin Permiso, El Mostrador, and a variety of other publications.
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Beyond The Beat
Telling the stories of the people covering crypto
