About this episode
Mainstream journalists keep falling for crypto scams that can end up costing their audiences a fortune. On this week’s On the Media, hear why all of us might want to become at least a bit literate in crypto-technology. Plus, the story of an American pundit living in Moscow, who’s being paid to be Russian TV’s favorite punching bag. 1. Adam Davidson [ @adamdavidson ], founder of NPR's Planet Money, on the need for market context when reporting on cryptocurrency. Listen. 2. Katie Notopoulos [ @katienotopoulos ], senior tech reporter at BuzzFeed and Maxwell Strachan [ @maxwellstrachan ], features writer and editor at Motherboard at VICE, on the backlash from covering crypto investors who'd rather remain anonymous. Listen. 3. OTM producer Molly Schwartz [ @mollyfication ], on how Russian TV downplays talk of war using an American as a straw man. Listen. Music: I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles by Classic Carnival Circus Calliope Music Newsreel by Randy Newman Ave Maria - Pascal Jean & Jean Brenders Avalon by Randy Newman Fergus Roundelay by Gerry O'Beirne Sonata for Violin and Guitar (Mauro Giuliani) by Itzhak Perlman & John Williams Peter and the Wolf (Prokofiev) by Mario Rossi & Wiener Opernochester On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.