Terrible Journalism & Interesting Statistics - Rob Orchard - #399

**Chris Williamson** (0:00)
Hello, everybody. Welcome back to the show. My guest today is Rob Orchard. He's a journalist and the co-founder and editor of Delayed Gratification Magazine. Journalism isn't working. Media outlets are more concerned with being first than being right, and stories are built to create outrage rather than insight. Customers aren't happy with this setup, so Rob and his team began a slow journalism project, which focuses on finding signal from the noise rather than speedy delivery. Then he found a ton of fascinating statistics about the world, and today we get to talk about both. Expect to learn what the most popular crossbreed of dog was in 2020, how the Amanda Knox story shows how modern journalism is totally broken, what you should statistically do if you want to win an Oscar, why the 2010s was a terrible year for original cinema, why there's two golf balls on the moon, and much more. Rob's cool. Rob is a very cool British guy who is just doing something different with a small team that's a bit sort of contrarian and going a bit against the grain. And I think it's interesting. You can check out what he's doing if you go to slowjournalism.com and if you want to pick up his book and answer for everything, it is linked in the show notes below. In other news, this episode is brought to you by Pure Sport CBD. If you are feeling anxious or stressed or struggling to focus, Pure Sport's ultra-high-quality CBD can help to relax your mind and soothe your body. Their Pure CBD oils are double, third-party tested by two separate companies, so every batch is only of the highest caliber. If you're struggling to switch off and sleep on a nighttime, they have an unwind, nootropic blend, which is an all-natural mix of essential vitamins that the body requires every day to help reduce stress and enhance your mood. It can help you to fall asleep quicker on a nighttime, stay asleep throughout the night, and wake up feeling more rested and revitalized in the morning. So if you're struggling with your sleep, this is a great place to start. They also have a mushroom mind and body blend, which is a powerful invigorating and stimulating blend of six mushrooms that seeks to enhance focus and also aids in relieving stress and anxiety. On top of that, you can get 20% off absolutely everything by going to bit.ly slash cbdwisdom, that's bit.ly slash cbdwisdom, and 20% off comes with MW20, code MW20 at checkout. This is available worldwide. They ship internationally. So no matter where you are, you can get all of this delivered. Direct your door, bit.ly slash cbdwisdom and MW20. In other, other news, this episode is brought to you by DW Aligners. You can get the perfect straight smile that you have always dreamed of, 70% cheaper than other Invisible Align methods. And it can happen in as little as three to six months. They even have a nighttime aligners system now, which allows you to get straight teeth while you sleep. If you're too busy, you won't have your teeth sorted, but you can't wear your aligners during the day. This is a perfect solution for you. Also, you get a free premium whitening kit with every plan. So not only are your teeth now straight, but they're also white. You get a digital system, which means that you can save money and trips to the dentist whilst getting all of the support that you would traditionally. It's an easier, quicker and cheaper way to get the smile that you've always dreamed of whilst getting dentists and treatment coordinators to guide you through every step of the way. They are half a billion scans deep and counting on their artificial intelligence scan system. Head to dwaligners.co.uk/modernwisdom. That's dwaligners.co.uk/modernwisdom to have a look at what they can do. There's all of the options on there. You can give them an email and ask about any queries that you've got dwaligners.co.uk/modernwisdom. But now it's time for the wise and wonderful Rob Orchard.
Rob Orchard, welcome to the show.

**Rob Orchard** (4:16)
Nice to be here, Chris. Nice to be here. Thanks very much for inviting me.

**Chris Williamson** (4:19)
My pleasure. How do you describe what you do for work?

**Rob Orchard** (4:23)
So I'm an editor. I edit a beautiful quarterly news magazine called Delayed Gratification, which I launched with my co-editor, Marcus, back in 2010, with an idea of providing sort of an antidote to knee-jerk Twitter-driven news reporting, which doesn't give journalists enough time to really get to grips with stories. So we kind of go the opposite way. Once every three months, we produce a beautiful news magazine, which looks back over the big events of the quarter with the benefit of hindsight and ask the question of what happened next.