
Episode 157 • • 15:41 - 17:20
157: The Democratic Industrial Complex
Media Corruption, Perbacco Restaurant, and Journalist Ethics
A recent dinner at Perbacco restaurant in San Francisco involved investment firms hosting reporters from Time, The New York Times, and Bloomberg. The hosts argue that such events, while seemingly benign, create a corrupting influence where journalists are unlikely to criticize their benefactors. They specifically condemn the use of non-disclosure agreements in journalism as a violation of the profession's core principles.
