The Narrative Monopoly

#14 - Drew Holden, Red Thread Redemption

Episode Summary

A conversation with Drew Holden, the keeper of receipts & maker of threads

Episode Notes

Drew Holden is a public affairs consultant in Washington, D.C. He's well known for keeping the receipts on the media class and creating illuminating threads that show clear as day how the media treats different people with the same issue at hand. 

Times

• 1:25 - Intro to Drew
• 2:20 -  Drew explains his process for making the threads
• 5:30 - What does Drew look out for?
• 10:00 - Thoughts on the media ecosystem
• 13:40 - Drew’s recent viral thread on Afghanistan pull out
• 16:40 - Newsroom dynamics
• 20:25 - Drew’s story of starting the twitter account and what is Drew’s goal with the threads?
• 27:35 - What’s it like to get 20k Retweets?
• 30:55 - Russian bounty story
• 40:05 - Contagious narratives & truth
• 47:00 - Ending

Links

Link to Drew's Afghanistan thread

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