TED Talks Daily (SD video) Podcast Transcripts
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This is what the future of media looks like | Hamish McKenzie
May 21, 2025
Hamish McKenzie (0:04)
We're living through the most significant media disruption since the printing press. It's a transformation that explains everything from political polarization to why algorithms now do the jobs of editors. And it's creating a hell of a mess. But I secretly think that we're on our way to something greater than we've…
But I see a new system starting to flourish, and I call it the garden. And by the way, there's an illustrator at Substack, her name is Joro Chan, and she did all the artwork for this talk, and I just want to make sure she gets credits.
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