Jun 25, 2019 Maybe a few people here remember his stint on Hot97 or his how he was an early adapter of YouTube vlogs. Dude has been pretty media savvy, most of his career. That said, is Budden more of a pundit than a journalist? I think DJ Vlad is a perfect foil for him. Is Joe Budden a Good Journo?
Jun 25, 2019 Believe me I considered that title. But media personality is too vague. In the new media age, Cardi B would be a media personality. Many people consider what John Oliver does as journalism, so how is what Joe does not journalism? https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/john-oliver-journalist-hbo-last-week-tonight-1202702144/
Jun 25, 2019 Not a journalist. n----- is a media personality. He's about as hands-on as "An Influencer" in this day and age and he's hella biased, but I find some of his podcast stuff mildly entertaining.
Jun 26, 2019 ...nope. If the internets didnt exist, he'd be writing gossip columns in teen magazine at best
Jun 26, 2019 This is kind of tangential but Teen Vogue has become a well-respected publication in terms of political coverage and social issues. Seriously. https://abcnews.go.com/Business/tee...magazine-community-activism/story?id=52104594 https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/12/teen-vogue-politics/510374/