{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Rosenberg Podcast","title":"When the News Became a Business: How Newspapers Invented the Attention Economy","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/528cd950\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":317,"description":"Most people think the attention economy began with social media.\nIt didn't.\nIn this first episode of Rosenberg, we explore how newspapers transformed from political tools into commercial businesses competing for attention. Along the way, we look at how media shapes our understanding of the world, why shared stories matter, and what the rise of newspapers can teach us about today's digital platforms.\nFrom nineteenth-century publishers to modern algorithms, the technology has changed—but the business remains the same.\nThe business is attention.\nTopics discussed:\n • History of newspapers\n • The attention economy\n • Walter Lippmann\n • Benedict Anderson\n • Neil Postman\n • Media history\n • Communication\n • Social media and algorithms\n • Human behavior\nRosenberg explores history, media, psychology, communication, and human behavior through thoughtful audio storytelling.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ETN8pxw_dDn0-Ykpb_7lqzioz5ZSuImmg73NW8JTJmE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ZGNm/Nzc4ZGU4NDk5ODZj/ZGMwZTViYWJmMWU5/YjdkYS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}