The US election hit legacy media like an atom bomb
From podcasts to prediction markets and X, the US presidential election gave us a glimpse into what a future information landscape might look like, with profound implications for Australia.
At one point late into Donald Trump’s three-hour appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, the president-elect expressed skepticism that his opponent Kamala Harris would even consider doing a podcast appearance like it.
“I could imagine her doing it,” Joe Rogan said. “She was supposed to do it and she might still do it, and I hope she does.”
“I hope she does,” Trump replies. “Because it would be a mess, she'd be laying on the floor — you'd be saying call in the medics.”
This week's US election may have sent shockwaves through the international community, but one industry in particular felt the impact long before the result landed: the media.
