Jason to Nick Shirley: You’re Kicking Ass at Exposing Fraud. They Want to Stop You. Don’t Stop.
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Brief Summary
Nick's independent journalism exposes fraud while traditional journalists have become politicized.
Key points
- The Threat of Journalism. Creating laws against basic journalism shows the impact of your work, Nick.
- The Lost Art of Journalism. Many journalists have become politicized, losing their idealism and bravery.
Transcript
The fact that they're creating laws to try to stop you from doing basic journalism means you're kicking ass, Nick. Don't stop. >> What you represent to them is a threat because they came up and they wanted to do what you're doing. They were idealistic, these journalists, and they wanted to be brave enough to uncover these things and they've become captured and politicized and they have picked a side. You haven't. That's why they That's why they criticize you. And the criticism they have of you is, "Oh, he didn't he wasn't facteing here. Wasn't thorough enough here." Yeah. Okay, fine. On the margins, you're learning on the job. And I've had
conversations with you privately about little nuances of things that you need to tighten up. None of that is important. What's important is that you find fraud. You find actual real fraud and you put the people on camera and you shame them and then they get arrested and you're forcing the AGs in this country to face it and it's just you. It's just you and your pure desire and energy to do it. And that's what journalists hate about you because they could do it too and they should be ashamed that they don't. This was the job of 60 Minutes and Front Line and they forgot how to do their job and you're picking up the mantle of what Front Line and 60 Minutes used to be.
>> I agree. Give me some. Yeah. And I
