Is Joe Rogan a journalist?

*This is the audio version of a YouTube video essay released here*

If anyone with a phone and a WiFi connection can become a journalist these days...what does that mean for the future of journalism?

Consider this: Alex Cooper, Joe Rogan, any garden variety Instagram influencer—they all have platforms, and many of them are using their platforms to participate in and influence the news cycle. But what does that enormous shift mean for the future of media, journalism, information...and even truth itself?

Let's think about it. Because thinking is cool, and so are you :)

And while you're at it...

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