In this podcast we cover Molly’s perspective on being a journalist covering crypto rather than a crypto journalist, how she approaches opinion pieces, what’s so weird about crypto, and why we should all be reading more fiction.
"Crypto is crazy, people reporting it don't necessarily have to have any connection to the space, in order to be reporters. And some argue you should actually be as far removed from the space as possible"
OUTLINE
- 0:00 Intro
- 0:58 A crypto journalist or a journalist who covers crypto
- 6:42 The Donald Trump memecoin and other weird things in crypto
- 11:54 ACJR – a community for crypto journalists
- 16:15 Molly’s tips for early-stage journalists
- 19:52 The crypto industry has a journalism incentive problem
- 22:26 Crypto needs more opinion pieces
- 24:52 No one knows what’s an OpEd section
- 26:09 Receiving backlash on your opinion piece – “Only a fool would vote on crypto alone”
- 32:47 Is Crypto the most important thing in your day? People in crypto should read more fiction
- 36:07 Recommendations for crypto people that hate reading
- 40:12 What can you learn about human nature from crypto
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
