NYT's Biased Tech Narrative

Sam Parr shares a story about his experience with a New York Times journalist who came to interview him with a predetermined "tech bro" narrative.

"A journalist from the New York Times came to interview me. She said 'You seem like an insider, I want to learn what people are talking about.' I knew what she was doing, but I thought maybe it could be positive, maybe we could exchange cool information.

When she arrived, she asked to record the conversation, and I said yes but mentioned I would record it too because I didn't want anything taken out of context. She immediately started with 'So you're like a tech bro, what do you and your tech friends talk about?'

I challenged her, saying 'First of all, why are you calling me a bro? You don't know me, and that's rude. You work in tech too - the New York Times just announced most of your revenue comes from digital. Why am I tech and you're not?'

She tried to dismiss it, so I told her we talk about normal stuff - sports, diets, food. She then asked 'You don't listen to Joe Rogan, do you?' I explained that I consume all types of media - CNN, Fox News, HuffPo, Breitbart, Joe Rogan, Oprah - because I like to read different perspectives. But she was clearly trying to set me up for a gotcha moment."