Video in MEDIAite Press Club by Aidan McLaughlin, 10/11/24
Examination and outlook on the future of legacy mainstream media like New York Times, TV news. Mediaite is a site for news and opinion on the intersection of media and politics.
Headline: “Andrew Ross Sorkin on Elon Musk, the Election, and Why CEOs Fear Trump”
“In this episode of Press Club, Aidan McLaughlin speaks with Andrew Ross Sorkin, co-host of CNBC’s Squawk Box and renowned business reporter for The New York Times. They discuss the 2024 election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, the state of the economy and the future of the media business, why Elon Musk and other tech titans are turning MAGA, and what happens after November.
“. . .How many news institutions can exist if you will in this environment, how many can exist where people are paying for them . . .”
. . . I do think you know it’s not going to be the old days I don’t think that every unfortunately I don’t think every town and every city necessarily can even necessarily support a full paper . . but I do think that there’s more news than there’s ever been . . .”