Mediaite's Press Club

Andrew Ross Sorkin

Episode Summary

Mediaite editor Aidan McLaughlin speaks with Andrew Ross Sorkin, founder of the New York Times' DealBook and co-anchor on CNBC's SquawkBox. They talk about Andrew's take on whether Silicon Valley has really gone MAGA, Fortune 500 CEOs' fear of former President Trump, and DealBox's infamous Elon Musk interview. Andrew also talks about his optimism for the future of the media industry and the difficulties of being an apolitical reporter in the Trump era. In the second part of the episode, Aidan speaks with Tim O’Rourke, the VP of content strategy at Hearst Newspapers, about how the San Francisco Chronicle is using AI to cover the 2024 election. This episode was produced by Brandon Reschke and Kathryn Wilkens.