In the age of clickbait and biased news, we have lost faith in legacy institutions to provide us with the information we need. Arjun Moorthy is the CEO and co-founder of The Factual, a tech startup providing unbiased news on trending topics. The Factual’s wide array of products helps its users analyze how credible a story is based on a diversity of sources, factual tone of writing, author’s expertise and more.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:30 Who is Arjun Moorthy?
1:52 What is The Factual?
2:13 When did Arjun’s interest in the news begin?
3:41 Why did The Factual only focus on written content?
6:01 Arjun’s depolarization theory
12:00 Are we just preaching to the choir?
17:28 Can we trust algorithms with the news?
21:10 Do Americans have critical thinking skills?
27:00 Can we remove sensationalism from the news?
32:10 Will the news subscription model beat the news advertising model?
35:40 Can The Factual save independent journalism?
37:37 *Virtual* Red Carpet
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