Lawson Media prepares to Defrag
By Elliott Richardson in Media News on Monday, 24th January 2022 at 11:31amLawson Media founder Kristofor Lawson announced on LinkedIn that he is preparing to launch a news podcast and website called The Defrag at the end of January.
The Defrag will meet at the intersection of technology, business, science and politics with an international focus.
Speaking to Influencing, Lawson says the project will go beyond just the general headlines, and delve into a selection of the major topics of the day. Alongside the podcast, there will also be a website publishing deep dives and feature articles that will look closer at trending news.
“So the goal with The Defrag is to build a daily news podcast. It's been something we've been wanting to do for quite a while because we think that there's sort of an information gap that exists at the intersection of tech, business, ...
The Defrag will meet at the intersection of technology, business, science and politics with an international focus.
Speaking to Influencing, Lawson says the project will go beyond just the general headlines, and delve into a selection of the major topics of the day. Alongside the podcast, there will also be a website publishing deep dives and feature articles that will look closer at trending news.
“So the goal with The Defrag is to build a daily news podcast. It's been something we've been wanting to do for quite a while because we think that there's sort of an information gap that exists at the intersection of tech, business, ...
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