Matt Taibbi

uh there's there are still some holes in this new media landscape we don't have the huge institutions that have reporters who have beats which i think is crucial right uh because you need to have people who develop sources in one small area and but you saw that with julie kelly

No, it's great. It's incredible. And that's exactly how the press is supposed to function. They're not supposed to be credentialed. Like, it's not supposed to be a thing where... Somebody confers a title, you are the official media. No, the citizen, that's part of our job is to be the press, right? That's why the First Amendment was designed for exactly for that to happen.

No, it's great. It's incredible. And that's exactly how the press is supposed to function. They're not supposed to be credentialed. Like, it's not supposed to be a thing where... Somebody confers a title, you are the official media. No, the citizen, that's part of our job is to be the press, right? That's why the First Amendment was designed for exactly for that to happen.

No, it's great. It's incredible. And that's exactly how the press is supposed to function. They're not supposed to be credentialed. Like, it's not supposed to be a thing where... Somebody confers a title, you are the official media. No, the citizen, that's part of our job is to be the press, right? That's why the First Amendment was designed for exactly for that to happen.

And there was lots of incredible reporting that was done. By either individuals or small organizations like the U.S. Right to Know. They filed hundreds of FOIA requests on Fauci and gain of function and everything. And they really started the ball rolling on that whole side of that investigation. It's a relatively small site. And they had good young reporters there who were hungry.

And there was lots of incredible reporting that was done. By either individuals or small organizations like the U.S. Right to Know. They filed hundreds of FOIA requests on Fauci and gain of function and everything. And they really started the ball rolling on that whole side of that investigation. It's a relatively small site. And they had good young reporters there who were hungry.

And there was lots of incredible reporting that was done. By either individuals or small organizations like the U.S. Right to Know. They filed hundreds of FOIA requests on Fauci and gain of function and everything. And they really started the ball rolling on that whole side of that investigation. It's a relatively small site. And they had good young reporters there who were hungry.

And that's how this thing works, you know? Amazing. Right?

And that's how this thing works, you know? Amazing. Right?

And that's how this thing works, you know? Amazing. Right?

Right. Which is important. And that's also how it's supposed to work. I remember hearing a story about I.F. Stone. When I was starting on Substack, I was calling around to some of the old-timers and saying, like, is this a good idea for me to tap out of mainstream media? And they told me a story. And they said, you know, I.F. Stone cranked out a newsletter.

Right. Which is important. And that's also how it's supposed to work. I remember hearing a story about I.F. Stone. When I was starting on Substack, I was calling around to some of the old-timers and saying, like, is this a good idea for me to tap out of mainstream media? And they told me a story. And they said, you know, I.F. Stone cranked out a newsletter.

Right. Which is important. And that's also how it's supposed to work. I remember hearing a story about I.F. Stone. When I was starting on Substack, I was calling around to some of the old-timers and saying, like, is this a good idea for me to tap out of mainstream media? And they told me a story. And they said, you know, I.F. Stone cranked out a newsletter.

For those people who don't know, he was a... Izzy Stone. Izzy Stone, he was one of the original independent investigative journalists. He worked out of his house. He put out this little newsletter, the IF Stone Weekly. It was great reporting, independent, didn't have to answer to editors who told him to shape things one way or the other.

For those people who don't know, he was a... Izzy Stone. Izzy Stone, he was one of the original independent investigative journalists. He worked out of his house. He put out this little newsletter, the IF Stone Weekly. It was great reporting, independent, didn't have to answer to editors who told him to shape things one way or the other.

For those people who don't know, he was a... Izzy Stone. Izzy Stone, he was one of the original independent investigative journalists. He worked out of his house. He put out this little newsletter, the IF Stone Weekly. It was great reporting, independent, didn't have to answer to editors who told him to shape things one way or the other.

And he made a nice living, got himself a nice little house, and that was enough, right? And he had an impact. And you can do that now. The internet makes it easier, actually. Yeah. It's amazing.

And he made a nice living, got himself a nice little house, and that was enough, right? And he had an impact. And you can do that now. The internet makes it easier, actually. Yeah. It's amazing.

And he made a nice living, got himself a nice little house, and that was enough, right? And he had an impact. And you can do that now. The internet makes it easier, actually. Yeah. It's amazing.

Yeah.