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Ben Levisohn, Editor in Chief of Barron's: How a Story Gets Chosen and Why AI Won't Write It
The editor in chief of Barron's on stock picks, the "Barron's bump," AI in the newsroom, and where Barron's is headed.
I've been reading Barron's for as long as I can remember, and our firm has been fortunate enough to be the subject of a few of its stories. But I had always wondered how a story is chosen, so I asked the person who chooses: Barron's editor in chief, Ben Levisohn.
We go behind the scenes to find out how a cover story gets picked, where the ideas come from, whether clicks matter, and why Barron’s so rarely tells readers to short a stock. I also asked how it feels to move markets…
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