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Journalism Is Dead, Long Live Journalism With Leigh Cuen


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Leigh has worked as an international correspondent covering the Israel - Palestine conflict, along with some much-needed coverage on the sex industry. Nowadays, Leigh is the editor of digital assets at Forbes, co-founder of Des Femmes, and co-founder at the ACJR Network.


Episode chapters:

0:00 intro

1:36 Articles in this industry can move markets - Why I became a journalist

6:18 Tips for the newcomer reporter

8:38 Things I learnt covering the sex industry

11:15 Journalistic ethical guidelines

14:23 Crypto media is doing good covering developing countries

15:54 Feuds and sources - How journalists use social media platforms

19:26 Forbes' staff structure

20:31 Things you might be doing wrong while pitching news

23:05 crypto journalism requires research skills

25:53 Des Femmes - Content for women in tech

29:53 Investing in women's workplace policies

34:16 Ads and media literacy

36:37 Journalism school are mainly good for networking

39:13 Having legal support is a major part of journalism

42:18 Must have skills in covering crypto

44:25 Breaking news VS a day after analysis

46:51 Making profit as a media company

48: 33 Publications are misusing AI

52:10 Book recommendations


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