Matt Pearce

Our environment has changed. The thing that concerns me is that All of these institutions have lost credibility, and it's across the board. Not only is it a thing that's in the United States, this is worldwide. I went to a journalism conference at Columbia University a few weeks ago with a bunch of journalism leaders from across Africa and Europe and North America.

Our environment has changed. The thing that concerns me is that All of these institutions have lost credibility, and it's across the board. Not only is it a thing that's in the United States, this is worldwide. I went to a journalism conference at Columbia University a few weeks ago with a bunch of journalism leaders from across Africa and Europe and North America.

Our environment has changed. The thing that concerns me is that All of these institutions have lost credibility, and it's across the board. Not only is it a thing that's in the United States, this is worldwide. I went to a journalism conference at Columbia University a few weeks ago with a bunch of journalism leaders from across Africa and Europe and North America.

And the political context for people's problems and their journalism are very different. But the basic problems being presented by tech and the way that our access to knowledge has changed are basically the same, which is that technology...

And the political context for people's problems and their journalism are very different. But the basic problems being presented by tech and the way that our access to knowledge has changed are basically the same, which is that technology...

And the political context for people's problems and their journalism are very different. But the basic problems being presented by tech and the way that our access to knowledge has changed are basically the same, which is that technology...

I think we tell the story about it, about how it's democratizing, it gives more power to more people, and we use it to hold these kind of rickety, corrupt, unresponsive institutions more accountable. And I think what we're also seeing is that it's become a vehicle for what democracy scholars call personalism, and that's the Donald Trumps, it's the RFKs, it's the

I think we tell the story about it, about how it's democratizing, it gives more power to more people, and we use it to hold these kind of rickety, corrupt, unresponsive institutions more accountable. And I think what we're also seeing is that it's become a vehicle for what democracy scholars call personalism, and that's the Donald Trumps, it's the RFKs, it's the

I think we tell the story about it, about how it's democratizing, it gives more power to more people, and we use it to hold these kind of rickety, corrupt, unresponsive institutions more accountable. And I think what we're also seeing is that it's become a vehicle for what democracy scholars call personalism, and that's the Donald Trumps, it's the RFKs, it's the

Instead of new institutions emerging to replace the rickety, corrupt old ones, we're seeing individuals rise and replace those institutions. Nominally with the support of the public, but really who have less accountability than the other. I mean, the rise of television was one of the first things that really weakened television.

Instead of new institutions emerging to replace the rickety, corrupt old ones, we're seeing individuals rise and replace those institutions. Nominally with the support of the public, but really who have less accountability than the other. I mean, the rise of television was one of the first things that really weakened television.

Instead of new institutions emerging to replace the rickety, corrupt old ones, we're seeing individuals rise and replace those institutions. Nominally with the support of the public, but really who have less accountability than the other. I mean, the rise of television was one of the first things that really weakened television.

the power of political parties and political parties are actually very important for checking the rise of authoritarians i think you see somebody like elon musk who has wielded media and social media to adopt an almost caesar-like personality in the business community where he's merging all of his separate business interests in a way that makes a laughing stock of the law and now he's becoming the law he's got his guy in the white house he's

the power of political parties and political parties are actually very important for checking the rise of authoritarians i think you see somebody like elon musk who has wielded media and social media to adopt an almost caesar-like personality in the business community where he's merging all of his separate business interests in a way that makes a laughing stock of the law and now he's becoming the law he's got his guy in the white house he's

the power of political parties and political parties are actually very important for checking the rise of authoritarians i think you see somebody like elon musk who has wielded media and social media to adopt an almost caesar-like personality in the business community where he's merging all of his separate business interests in a way that makes a laughing stock of the law and now he's becoming the law he's got his guy in the white house he's

forming a fake government agency to say how budgeting is going to happen. And through all this, he does it. partially because he makes a lot of money and people want to be around whoever makes a lot of money, but also because he bought important infrastructure, communications infrastructure, an ability to reach people and to mobilize mobs. And that is a feature that it's a democracy problem.

forming a fake government agency to say how budgeting is going to happen. And through all this, he does it. partially because he makes a lot of money and people want to be around whoever makes a lot of money, but also because he bought important infrastructure, communications infrastructure, an ability to reach people and to mobilize mobs. And that is a feature that it's a democracy problem.

forming a fake government agency to say how budgeting is going to happen. And through all this, he does it. partially because he makes a lot of money and people want to be around whoever makes a lot of money, but also because he bought important infrastructure, communications infrastructure, an ability to reach people and to mobilize mobs. And that is a feature that it's a democracy problem.

It's a media problem. It's a problem for every institution, which is that this tech that gives us much more freedom to see the flaws in the institutions that we have instead of giving us new and better institutions is giving us new and better tyrants.

It's a media problem. It's a problem for every institution, which is that this tech that gives us much more freedom to see the flaws in the institutions that we have instead of giving us new and better institutions is giving us new and better tyrants.