{"id":73952,"date":"2023-11-10T11:04:26","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T07:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/?p=73952"},"modified":"2023-11-10T12:44:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T08:44:38","slug":"taylor-lorenz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/feature\/taylor-lorenz\/","title":{"rendered":"You Cannot Rely On Traditional Media For Your &#8220;Unbiased&#8221; News: Ex- NYT Journalist Confirms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In these times of inhumane government policies and subsequent censorship, mainstream media bias is becoming increasingly evident. But the truth still shines through in a concept that is increasingly gaining popularity&#8230;citizen journalism.<\/p>\n<h2>Taylor Lorenz is an American journalist with bylines in big names like the New York Times and Washington Post. She was recently in town to promote her new book &#8216;Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power&#8217; at the Sharjah Book Fair<\/h2>\n<p>And she sat down for a chat to discuss her book, the social media landscape, citizen journalism and of course- the controversial Elon Musk ban.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Mz3eK6tXqpw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WATCH The Lovin Dubai Show: Taylor Lorenz On Elon Musk And Why People Trust Creators Now More Than Ever<\/a><\/p>\n<div style='clear:both;'><\/div>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Crr98wGOuMM\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Crr98wGOuMM\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">A post shared by Taylor Lorenz (@taylorlorenz)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>In her debut book, Taylor traces the history of the internet and the colourful people that dwell in the world wide <em>web<\/em> of social media<\/h2>\n<p>With her vast knowledge of social media history, she places strong faith in the rise of citizen journalists.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m a big advocate for citizen journalism because I think we don&#8217;t have enough journalists around the world.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite the concerns of misinformation and lack of training, she still thinks their work is valuable, with more pros than cons.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;Alot of times nobody knows their region or city better than the people within it&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The now bestselling author truly believes that anybody can become a journalist. Taylor herself is a self-taught journalist who started out by blogging.<\/p>\n<p>But how do we work towards getting better at the art of being a citizen journalist?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cq4i25JOATq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cq4i25JOATq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">A post shared by Taylor Lorenz (@taylorlorenz)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to see platforms regulate [citizen journalism] it makes me a little nervous when they start to regulate speech in any way&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>She believes that a lot more can be done to help educate aspiring citizen journalists in the form of training programs and workshops.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><strong>&#8220;I dont think you should get all of your news from YouTubers&#8230;but I also don&#8217;t think you should get it all from traditional media&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Traditional media have their own bias, and the only true solution is to do your own research and be a conscious consumer-<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><strong>&#8220;A<a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"226.439\" data-end=\"230.239\">s we&#8217;ve seen traditional media also is <\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"228.28\" data-end=\"231.599\">not always perfect. I say that as someone <\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"230.239\" data-end=\"233.28\">that&#8217;s worked in traditional media for a l<\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"231.599\" data-end=\"236.35999999999999\">ong time. They also <\/a>make mistakes, they also promote certain interests. And so I <a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"236.36\" data-end=\"240.64000000000001\">think it&#8217;s just really important to have <\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"237.76\" data-end=\"242.84\">a diverse news diet and have a lot of <\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"240.64\" data-end=\"244.439\">media literacy.&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But citizen journalism- meaning raw, on-the-ground reporting, especially in times of conflict, still stands out as a primary source of information that one can rely on in this age of LIVE updates.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CzBZJ7TvVVH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CzBZJ7TvVVH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">A post shared by Vogue Arabia (@voguearabia)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><em><strong>&#8220;No One Is More Anti-Journalism Than Elon Musk&#8221; <\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Despite the high praise for citizen journalism that takes place through social media, today Taylor Lorenz talks about Twitter as a thing of the past. Like an &#8216;X&#8217; that somehow managed to get worse with time&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><strong><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"369.639\" data-end=\"374.919\">&#8220;Twitter was such an amazing tool <\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"372.16\" data-end=\"376.59900000000005\">for getting a window into the world I <\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"374.919\" data-end=\"378.35999999999996\">mean yes we also have Tik Tok and stuff <\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"376.599\" data-end=\"380.199\">and YouTube but I think Twitter was the <\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"378.36\" data-end=\"382.08000000000004\">only text-based primary text-based <\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"380.199\" data-end=\"384.759\">social media platform and allowed for <\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"382.08\" data-end=\"386.12\">anonymity in a way I think it was really <\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"384.759\" data-end=\"387.52000000000004\">good.&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Taylor was banned from Twitter by Elon Musk a while ago once the man and his sink gained control of the bird. (You can get that tea starting at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Mz3eK6tXqpw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">5:52 of the interview.<\/a>) But she does not seem too affected by the &#8220;loss&#8221; of access.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><strong><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"387.52\" data-end=\"391.479\">&#8220;It&#8217;s just not <\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker youtube-marker-current\" data-start=\"388.72\" data-end=\"393.319\">relevant anymore&#8230;<\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker youtube-marker-current\" data-start=\"391.479\" data-end=\"394.919\"> it&#8217;s so hard to follow news <\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"393.319\" data-end=\"397.199\">and information on there. Everyone is <\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"394.919\" data-end=\"399.28\">like blue check verified, pushing <\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"397.199\" data-end=\"400.639\">crypto scams&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2023\/11\/10001641\/394238595_18402284743032645_8346568619350506327_n.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><\/p>\n<h2>She explains the Elon Musk Behaviour as the typical &#8220;Silicon Valley Mindset&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>This is also something she dives deep into in her book. The reason you see content you don&#8217;t like when you scroll through social media:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><strong><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"409.599\" data-end=\"412.36\">&#8220;They have this like <\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"410.919\" data-end=\"414.28\">disrespect for their users where it&#8217;s <\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"412.36\" data-end=\"415.44\">like &#8216;I know what content. I know who I <\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker youtube-marker-current\" data-start=\"414.28\" data-end=\"417.31899999999996\">want to make popular. And I&#8217;m going to <\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker youtube-marker-current\" data-start=\"415.44\" data-end=\"418.68\">force feed it down your throat&#8217;.&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Taylor explains why she likes a platform like TikTok more than &#8216;X&#8217; now:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><strong><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"429.4\" data-end=\"432.96\">&#8220;Something like Tik Tok succeeds because <\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"430.84\" data-end=\"435\">it gives you exactly what you want. I<\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"432.96\" data-end=\"438.08\">t doesn&#8217;t matter what Tik Tok <\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"441.08\">leadership wants to promote, they&#8217;re gonna <\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"438.08\" data-end=\"442.52\">algorithmically give you exactly <\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"441.08\" data-end=\"444.68\">what you want to watch.&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>With all those unread Terms and Conditions we have agreed to in life, the average social media user may not have many rights anymore&#8230;but the one choice we do have is the platforms we wish to give our time to.<\/p>\n<p>Understand this and more in a deeper conversation with Taylor Lorenz through her book &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.ae\/books\/edition\/Extremely_Online\/W17HEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=1&amp;printsec=frontcover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power&#8217;.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"title\" class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\">\n<h2 class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\">The Lovin Dubai Show: Taylor Lorenz On Elon Musk And Why People Trust Creators Now More Than Ever<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Taylor Lorenz On Elon Musk And Why People Trust Creators Now More Than Ever\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mz3eK6tXqpw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/dubai\/saygin-yalcin-sellanycar-com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ NEXT: The Founder Of Sellanycar.com Has Not Taken A Day Off In A Decade<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Get the latest Dubai news direct to your phone RN!\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Download The Lovin Dubai app for free RIGHT HERE (<a class=\"c-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/ae\/app\/lovin-augustus-media\/id1529508280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/ae\/app\/lovin-augustus-media\/id1529508280\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\">App Store<\/a>) (<a class=\"c-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=co.lovin.lovinapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=co.lovin.lovinapp\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\">Play Store<\/a>) to get the latest trending stories to your phone.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"newsletter-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.us11.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=a9f4ce5f4cf42df02a2fcfd19&amp;id=584330a937\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Subscribe<\/a>\u00a0to our Newsletter.<\/h2>\n<p>Get the best of your city straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In these times of inhumane government policies and subsequent censorship, mainstream media bias is becoming increasingly evident. But the truth still shines through in a concept that is increasingly gaining popularity&#8230;citizen journalism. Taylor Lorenz is an American journalist with bylines in big names like the New York Times and Washington Post. 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But the truth still shines through in a concept that is increasingly gaining popularity&#8230;citizen journalism.<\/p>\n<h2>Taylor Lorenz is an American journalist with bylines in big names like the New York Times and Washington Post. She was recently in town to promote her new book &#8216;Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power&#8217; at the Sharjah Book Fair<\/h2>\n<p>And she sat down for a chat to discuss her book, the social media landscape, citizen journalism and of course- the controversial Elon Musk ban.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Mz3eK6tXqpw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH The Lovin Dubai Show: Taylor Lorenz On Elon Musk And Why People Trust Creators Now More Than Ever<\/a><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"embed_block","embed_item":"<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Crr98wGOuMM\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; 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Taylor herself is a self-taught journalist who started out by blogging.<\/p>\n<p>But how do we work towards getting better at the art of being a citizen journalist?<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"embed_block","embed_item":"<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cq4i25JOATq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; 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flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cq4i25JOATq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Taylor Lorenz (@taylorlorenz)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"<h2>&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to see platforms regulate [citizen journalism] it makes me a little nervous when they start to regulate speech in any way&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>She believes that a lot more can be done to help educate aspiring citizen journalists in the form of training programs and workshops.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>&#8220;I dont think you should get all of your news from YouTubers&#8230;but I also don&#8217;t think you should get it all from traditional media&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Traditional media have their own bias, and the only true solution is to do your own research and be a conscious consumer-<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>&#8220;A<a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"226.439\" data-end=\"230.239\">s we&#8217;ve seen traditional media also is <\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"228.28\" data-end=\"231.599\">not always perfect. I say that as someone <\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"230.239\" data-end=\"233.28\">that&#8217;s worked in traditional media for a l<\/a><a class=\"youtube-marker\" data-start=\"231.599\" data-end=\"236.35999999999999\">ong time. They also <\/a>make mistakes, they also promote certain interests. 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