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Nirit Weiss-Blatt: Why the Techlash Has Gone Too Far


Author: Andrew Keen May 31, 2022 Duration: 30:40
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Nirit Weiss-Blatt: Why the Techlash Has Gone Too Far
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Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.

In this episode, Andrew is joined by Nirit Weiss-Blatt, author of The Techlash and Tech Crisis Communication.

Nirit Weiss-Blatt, Ph.D., is a Former Research Fellow at the University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, USA. Her expertise is in the tech news field. Since 2005, she has worked on both sides of the fence, beginning her career in tech public relations, later switching sides to work as a tech journalist and a deputy editor. These experiences led her to examine the various forces which shape the tech discourse.


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