Why I Left My Prestigious Job to Make YouTube Videos

Welcome to my new YouTube channel—and my new show, New Things. This is where I cover new things. Mostly tech things. Sometimes weird things. Occasionally things that probably shouldn’t exist. I left The Wall Street Journal because I wanted to build something like this—on my own channel, in my own voice—and because it felt like time for a new take on tech journalism. One that’s more human, a little more fun and a lot less obsessed with specs for the sake of specs. Because right now, tech isn’t just about what to buy. It’s about what all of this is doing to our lives. Here’s what’s next. CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome to New Things 01:03 Who are you, Joanna Stern? 1:45 Why leave WSJ? Why now? 3:14 My new book! 4:21 Casey Neistat’s YouTube Advice 6:25 What about journalism? 7:23 How to like and subscribe 📬 Our videos are free here, but support our work by subscribing to the New Things https://thenewthings.com/subscribe ▶️ Subscribe here so you don’t miss future videos https://www.youtube.com/c/joannastern 📙 Pre-order Joanna’s new book at https://joannastern.com/ 💼 Want to sponsor our stuff? Email joannastern@smoothmedia.co You can find me on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/joannastern Or on X here: https://x.com/JoannaStern Or on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannastern/ Who is Joanna Stern? Emmy winner. Pulitzer finalist. Professional asker of uncomfortable questions. Joanna spent 12 years at The Wall Street Journal making videos and writing columns before founding New Things. Before that, she helped start The Verge and worked at ABC News. She believes technology should work for humans—and that journalism should be fun. She is working on both. She also is the author of the new book I AM NOT A ROBOT: My Year Using AI to Do (Almost) Everything. As NBC News' Chief Technology Analyst, her reporting and The New Things content regularly appears across NBC's broadcasts and platforms. For Joanna’s full resume, see LinkedIn.