Jelani Cobb on 50 Years of Hip-Hop and the Future of Journalism
Jelani Cobb, a New Yorker staff writer and the dean of Columbia Journalism School, talks about timing and flow in hip-hop, why being a “first Black” leader in any high-profile profession is like “doing a high-wire act without a net,” and his belief that the future of journalism will include greater transparency around how a story gets made.