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Eric Johnson is the key point person for our expansion in podcasting. Previously, he wrote about the videogame industry, as he had for AllThingsD.com, both on established and emerging platforms.

Eric spent four years in radio at 95.5 WBRU in Providence, R.I. He also wrote for the Peninsula Press, while he was a student at Stanford University.

Eric holds a B.A. in History from Brown University and an M.A. in Journalism from Stanford.


Ethics statement

Here is a statement of my ethics and coverage policies. It is more than most of you want to know, but, in the age of suspicion of the media, I am laying it all out.

I do not own stock in any company that I report on, but I may make investments in mutual funds, over whose portfolio investments I have no direct control.

I don’t accept gifts, products or favors from sources or any company I cover. On occasion, I may borrow products in the short term from companies I cover if and only if those products may be returned after I have used them to inform my writing.

Outside of Recode, I co-host a weekly podcast called Giant Geek vs. Mega n00b.

Recode is owned wholly by Vox Media, a company with an audience of 170 million worldwide. It has eight distinct media brands: The Verge (Technology and Culture), Vox.com (News), SB Nation (Sports), Polygon (Gaming), Eater (Food and Nightlife), Racked (Shopping, Beauty and Fashion), Curbed (Real Estate and Home), as well as Recode (Tech Business).

Vox Media has a number of investors, including, but not limited to, Comcast Ventures and NBCUniversal, both of which are owned by Comcast Corporation.

My posts have total editorial independence from these investors, even when they touch on products and services these companies produce, compete with, or invest in. The same goes for all content on Recode and at our conferences. No one in this group has influence on or access to the posts we publish. We will also add a direct link to this disclosure when we write directly about the companies.

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Amanpour got the idea for "Sex and Love Around the World" while brushing her teeth.

Meerkat was the darling of SXSW in 2015. Here’s why it pivoted three months later and became Houseparty.

Founder and CEO Ben Rubin explains the livestreaming company’s extreme makeover on Recode Media.

How is the internet changing March Madness?

SB Nation Editor in Chief Elena Bergeron talks about brackets, streaming apps and paying players on the latest Too Embarrassed to Ask.

Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes says the 1 percent should give cash to working people

In his new book "Fair Shot," Hughes outlines a proposal for "guaranteed income," to lift health and education outcomes in the U.S.

Netflix should tell its users to support net neutrality, Senator Chuck Schumer says

On the latest Recode Decode, Schumer says he wants Netflix CEO Reed Hastings on his side.

Senator Chuck Schumer says the world would be a ‘worse place’ without Amazon

On Recode Decode, Schumer says he’s "sympathetic" to tech giants like Facebook and Amazon.

WTF are ICOs and should I invest in crypto?

Chain CEO Adam Ludwin explains on the latest Too Embarrassed to Ask.

How to make a hit TV show — for Amazon

Veteran screenwriter Graham Yost has made big movies like "Speed" and TV shows like "Justified." Now he has a streaming success with "Sneaky Pete."

Sheryl Sandberg says Facebook is taking the tech backlash seriously — and it’s doing something about it

Citing economic insecurity as the source of "techlash," Sandberg said, "We have a really deep responsibility, and that responsibility grows as we grow."

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