Ezra Klein
Ezra Klein
Ezra Kleinis an American blogger and columnist. He is most known for his former work as a blogger and columnist for The Washington Post, as well his ongoing work as a contributor to Bloomberg News and MSNBC. He was formerly an associate editor of The American Prospect political magazine and a political blogger at the same publication...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth9 May 1984
CityIrvine, CA
CountryUnited States of America
The idea of changing and fixing the problem of how news is presented on the Internet has been recognized for a long time.
I think it's weird that the news cedes so much ground to Wikipedia. That isn't true in other informational sectors.
Every newspaper in the country covers stories that other newspapers cover. Every industry is filled with people who are competing to do the best job providing a particular service.
It's not a good idea to conceptualize a static relationship with long-standing policies, like health care.
We were badly held back not just by the technology, but by the culture of journalism.
If you look at how the federal government spends our money, it’s an insurance conglomerate protected by a large, standing army.
One of my big beliefs about Washington is that we highly overstate the power of individuals and highly underrate seeing Washington as a system, in general, but, in particular, we highly underrate the power of Congress,
I don't trust this [american] government to be regulating corporations. I trust big business to be regulated [by itself] and to be a party to a decent solution.
My only advice is to try to get the job that's most like the job you want, rather than the one that's more prestigious. Always try to be the talent.
If I'm sitting around exulting over traffic data, I'm an idiot.
When I talk to people about 'KnowMore', it is as an experiment. The biggest thing I'll say there is that we've learned a lot from 'KnowMore'.
People set newspapers on fire; they use them for wrapping fish. The Internet does not have that property. What I don't think we've gotten is that you can make things last longer than in print.
My career wouldn't exist without blogs, electronic text, hyperlinks, and mass online audiences.
The thing to remember about being young is you eventually get old.