E849: Ernst-Jan Pfauth CEO The Correspondent broke journalism crowdfunding world record, U.S. launch
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E849: Ernst-Jan Pfauth, CEO of The Correspondent, on breaking the journalism crowdfunding world record, launching in U.S., & innovating by ignoring the news & creating for readers instead of advertisers & owners.
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Show Notes:
0:35 - Jason intro`s the episode by addressing the collapse of journalism in America.
3:03 - Jason shares his introduction to The Correspondent, a Dutch news outlet which set a world record for journalism crowdfunding, raising over $1 million, with over 19 backers - in 2013. CEO of The Correspondent Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the guest of this episode!
5:15 - Did Holland face a similar journalism crisis, inspiring Ernst-Jan to start The Correspondent? Only 1/3rd of the Dutch population actually trust journalists in Holland.
7:48 - Ernst-Jan shares why he was fired from his job at a legacy newspaper in Holland, and how he and his co-founder went about crowdfunding for their independent project, The Correspondent.
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13:58 - Crowdsourcing doesn’t guarantee a quality product. Having a hierarchy, or ranking order within crowdsourced platforms are beneficial towards producing a product that is still quality.
15:58 - Ernst-Jan shares a story regarding a climate correspondent at The Correspondent, who shared their research/intentions for an article they cared to publish, which in turn led to the public providing them support and help to uncover as much truth as possible. Ernst-Jan argues that sharing the early stages of work or ideas can be liberating and uplifting, and is not always a risk, when it comes to having one’s ideas taken away from them.
20:40 - What do journalists get paid working for Ernst-Jan? Are people working in journalism for money?
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27:13 - Is advertising evil, when combined with journalism? Ernst-Jan wholeheartedly argues that it is indeed evil in the realm of journalism.
29:50 - Ernst-Jan and Jason discuss the prospect of bringing The Correspondent to America, and what services already exist there that are similar.
32:53 - Jason explores the corporate structure of The Correspondent. Are they non-profit? For-profit?
35:47 - How does Ernst-Jan approach fact checking? He argues a relationship of trust must exist between journalist and readers. Fact checking is done by the journalists at The Correspondent.
37:50 - Jason inquires about the consequences of publishing work that is not factually correct.
41:50 - Sarah Jeong, a NYT writer was recently criticized for a series of tweets that expressed her frustration with White America. Given the backlash that ensued, Jason asks Ernst-Jan what his thoughts are on hiring journalists who are public with their opinions.
48:54 - How does Ernst-Jan plan to bring his platform to the USA?
50:35 - Should social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter ban right wing, conspiracy theorist news outlets such as Infowars? Or should these outlets be given just as much agency, for the public to see the extremity and ridiculousness.
53:20 - Can you hold liberal values, and still be anti-migration? What has covering the issue of migration looked like in Scandinavia and the Netherlands? Empathy is a major part of journalism, but working to find objective truths is just as necessary, argues Ernst-Jan. Humane journalism.
1:01:50 - Jason asks for Ernst-Jans thoughts on Wikileaks, and the value of whistleblowers.
1:14:00 - Closing remarks. Ernst-Jan shares his advice for those who want to work at The Correspondent. E-mail Ernst-Jan at ej@thecorrespondent.com!
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