Planet Money’s Adam Davidson on complex stories like the financial crisis
If you’re a fan of Planet Money in general and This American Life’s “Giant Pool of Money” documentary in particular, check out this interview with NPR’s Adam Davidson.
He talks about how he wades into a story as complex as the subprime mortgage crisis, as the story is unfolding, where a lot of people know a little about what’s happening, but hardly anyone can see the whole picture.
It may not be traditional journalism, but it’s an enormous public service.
This reminds us of a criticism that Merlin Mann (who is a big fan of public radio) has leveled at NPR: too often, public radio tries to make issues easier than they are in real life. We think that criticism is quite fair, which is why we’re proud of Planet Money because, if anything, it’s thriving in complexity and uncertainty.
