A Book with Legs

Alex Wright - Empire of Ink

July 6, 2026·1h 13m
Episode Description from the Publisher

What can the history of newspapers teach us about today's media landscape?In the latest episode of A Book with Legs, Smead Capital Management CEO and Portfolio Manager C. W. Smead, CFA is joined by author Alex Wright to discuss his book, Empire of Ink: The Printers, Rogues, and Radicals Who Invented the American Newspaper.Cole and Alex trace the evolution of American newspapers from the Revolutionary era through the rise of mass media, exploring how technological disruption, government policy, advertising, and human behavior shaped the way information spread. They also discuss the parallels between the early newspaper industry and today's digital media ecosystem.Sign up to be notified about new episodes: https://hubs.ly/Q0452V800

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