News Brief: NPR's Amazon Infomercial and the Problem of 'Tech' Journalism
Added 2018-11-29 16:16:45 +0000 UTCIn this Patreon News Brief we discuss Amazon-sponsored NPR and their recent Amazon puff piece and the problem with "tech journalism" more broadly, which prioritizes sexed-up tech woo woo over human labor and human beings.
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Relevant Reading
NPR Infomercial for Its Sponsor Amazon Omits Labor and Environmental Criticisms - Adam Johnson, FAIR (11/24/18)
Missing wages, grueling shifts, and bottles of urine: The disturbing accounts of Amazon delivery drivers may reveal the true human cost of 'free' shipping - Hayley Peterson, Business Insider (9/11/18)
Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace - Jodi Kantor and David Streitfeld, New York Times (8/15/15)
