259: Katherine Mangu-Ward | Editor-in-chief Of Reason Magazine On Pandemic Impacts And Internet Expansion
Welcome guest Katherine Mangu-Ward, editor-in-chief of Reason Magazine, to episode 259 of the show. I found Katherine from her article contribution about coronavirus impacts, where she discussed the changes barriers to moving our lives online.
Reason is a libertarian magazine running for nearly half a century, with over 50000 monthly readers, with the theme of “free minds and free markets”. Katherine is editor-in-chief of the magazine, has a degree in philosophy and political science from Yale, and currently resides in Washington, DC. We discussed her career, topics presented in her article about coronavirus impacts, and more.
Show notes:
how Katherine got to her current position at Reason Magazine
what it means to be a libertarian, and how the magazine suits her
the way that the coronavirus is impacting readership of Reason Magazine and other online publications
the effort required to do successful investigative journalism
a bit about a round-table that Katherine does with other co-hosts
information about the subscribers of Reason, and how they are spread out around the country
how the barriers to schooling and other industries moving online will fall or change due to this moment
what parents see as important with regards to school
how liberty is currently being impacted, and how it will look after this pandemic
the element of polarization, as it relates to Reason and its feedback
where people find the ideas that are important to them
how science fiction brings up the concept of “what if” for life scenarios
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