"I'm not necessarily trying to take people down, but I am always thinking 'what is the thing people really want to know' and give them a voice to get the public answers they want and need."
Laura Shin
OUTLINE
- 0:00 Intro
- 1:30 Unchained’s 8th anniversary
- 5:02 Starting a podcast
- 8:48 “Should I be niching down?”
- 13:52 Experiences from the NYT
- 17:01 Tips from an ex-Forbes journo
- 18:36 Laura’s interview with 3AC’s Kyle Davies
- 23:13 Crypto media being too self-serving to founders
- 26:55 Too many scams! Laura Shin on ZachXBT
- 31:14 Web2 and Web3 media should learn from each other
- 37:00 Is a degree in journalism still relevant?
- 43:30 Laura Shin’s book recommendations
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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