Press & Media Coverage

Television Interviews | Radio Interviews | Select Media Quotations | Media Citations of Research

Professor Josh White has been featured in numerous leading newspapers, television, and radio press outlets for his expert insights and interviews. This webpage provides a concise summary of Joshua T. White’s commentary in specific fields, such as corporate finance and governance, cryptocurrency regulation, and retail investors.

Broadcast Interviews: NPR, CNBC World, Bloomberg Radio, Texas Public Radio, Wisconsin Public Radio, CGTN America, W Radio, Así Amaneció, NewsChannel 5 Nashville, Fox 26 Houston

A complete list of media interviews is here. Select broadcast interviews by Professor Joshua White are below and are grouped around the medium of television interviews and radio interviews

Television Interviews

• CNBC: What’s happening at OpenAI is a ‘governance failure,’ finance professor says, Capital Connections, 11/21/23
• Fox 26 Houston: Elon Musk changes Twitter to X, Houston’s Morning Show, 7/26/23
• CGTN America: Tech turmoil, The Heat, 11/29/22
• CNBC: Musk offers to proceed with original bid for Twitter, Capital Connections, 10/4/22
• CNBC: Musk addresses Twitter staff, Capital Connections, 6/17/22
• NewsChannel 5: Cryptocurrencies and digital assets regulation, MorningLine, 6/13/22
• CNBC: Musk seeking extra financing to fund $44 billion Twitter deal, Capital Connections, 5/26/22
• CNBC: Can Twitter find a white knight to fend off Elon Musk?, Capital Connections, 4/19/22
• NewsChannel 5: What are non fungible tokens or NFTs?, MorningLine, 2/22/22
• CNBC: Meme stocks continue to gather momentum, Capital Connections, 8/9/21

Radio Interviews

• NPR: Twitter’s new logo is an X. Musk says it’s part of the transition to everything app, All Things Considered, 7/24/23
• Así Amaneció: The global implications of the US banking crisis, Ecuador, 3/17/23
• Bloomberg Radio: How will Elon Musk finance the acquisition of Twitter, Balance of Power, 10/5/22
• Así Amaneció: What do Elon Musk and Twitter mean for financial markets, Ecuador, 5/16/22
• W Radio: Elon Musk is going to transform Twitter according to his vision, La W Radio-Colombia, 4/26/22 
• Texas Public Radio: Rackspace tries to stem stock woes with $75M buyback, Texas Public Radio, 3/7/22
• Wisconsin Public Radio: Why non-fungible tokens are gaining popularity, Central Time, 1/12/22

Select Media Quotations

Select media quotations by Professor Josh White are below and are grouped around three themes: corporate finance and governance; crypto, blockchain, and fintech; and retail investors.

Corporate Finance and Governance

• The Tennessean: Just days after Spring Hill walks out, GM and union reach tentative agreement, 10/30/23
• The Tennessean: UAW strike: What Spring Hill GM workers say they’re fighting for, 10/29/23
• Inc. Magazine: Flexport to layoff up to 30% of its workforce as it feels the crush of hypergrowth, 10/6/23
• The Tennessean: The South — and its batteries — looms over the autoworkers strike, 10/6/23
• The Tennessean: Spring Hill’s GM UAW ready to strike for better wages, insurance, 9/22/23
• The Tennessean: Spring Hill United Auto Workers braced to strike; ‘I pray GM does what’s right’ 9/18/23
• The Tennessean: Nashville-based Yellow Corp. files bankruptcy, blames Teamsters union for sabotage 8/7/23
• Yahoo Finance: Elon Musk gives ‘the middle finger’ in Twitter’s X rebrand, 7/26/23
• CNN: Twitter’s rebrand is the next stage in Elon Musk’s vision for the company, 7/25/23
• Bloomberg News: Twitter Turning Into X Is Set to Kill Billions in Brand Value, 7/24/23
• Tagesschau: The Bird has Flown, 7/24/23
• Wall Street Journal: Where Musk’s Twitter gambit stands, nearly five months in, 3/8/23
• CNBC: Elon Musk-led Twitter has been sued by at least six companies for failing to pay bills, 2/24/23
• Guardian: Jury sides with Elon Musk over 2018 tweets claiming he would take Tesla private, 2/3/23
• Barron’s: Google will reduce executive bonuses as it lays off staff, 1/24/23
• Agence France Presse: “Elon Musk lied”: start of the trial on tweets from the boss of Tesla, 1/18/23
• Washington Post: Microsoft layoffs suggest broader pain to come for the economy, 1/18/23
• AP News: Job cuts in tech sector spread, Microsoft lays off 10,000, 1/18/23
• Reuters: Salesforce to cut 10% of workforce in latest tech layoffs, 1/4/23
• CNBC: Elon Musk tries to explain why Tesla shares are tanking, 12/20/22
• Washington Post: Amazon starts widespread layoffs in its corporate ranks, 11/15/22
• New York Times: Elon Musk’s renewed Twitter bid puts pressure on Wall St. banks backing him, 10/5/22
• CNN: In major reversal, Elon Musk again proposes buying the Twitter at full price, 10/4/22
• Reuters: Chipmaker Broadcom to buy VMware in $61 bln deal, 5/26/22
• CNN: Elon Musk says his deal to buy Twitter is on hold, 5/13/22
• BBC News: Twitter’s board readies against hostile takeover, 4/15/22
• CNBC: Rivian customers who pre-ordered electric SUVs and trucks made millions from IPO pop, 11/10/21
• New York Times: Robinhood’s shares fall in public trading debut, 7/29/21
• Bloomberg News: Robinhood banks on its traders’ allegiance in IPO like no other, 7/28/21

Crypto, Blockchain, and Fintech

• The National Desk: Another crypto titan facing jail time, once again raising questions about the future of the industry, 11/27/23
• The Verge: Who gets to regulate crypto, anyway?, 6/15/23
• The National Desk: SEC targets two biggest crypto exchanges in lawsuits that could alter industry, 6/7/23
• The National Desk: House grills SEC leader on crypto enforcement with path to legislation still in doubt, 4/19/23
• The Millennial Source: Coinbase files a lawsuit against the SEC over its rulemaking petition response – or lack of one, 4/26/23
• Reuters: Analysis: Coinbase, SEC on collision course for ‘existential’ clash over crypto industry, 3/24/23
• The Daily Beast: Bitcoin bros can’t stop gloating about the bank crisis, 3/21/23
• The National Desk: SEC continues its crackdown against cryptocurrency industry, 2/10/23
• Fast Company: Think crypto winter was bad? The SEC’s insider-trading fight could collapse the entire market, 1/31/23
• The Crime Report: Arguments Continue In Landmark Cryptocurrency Regulation Case SEC v. Ripple, 1/18/23
• Hamodia: FTX – Opening the Crypt, 12/28/22
• The National Desk: Arrest of former FTX CEO the latest twist in company’s dramatic collapse, 12/13/22
• The National Desk: Congress rushes to investigate, regulate cryptocurrency after collapse of FTX, 12/1/22
• TIME: Stablecoins might be the first cryptocurrency to get regulated in the U.S., 4/11/22
• TIME: 4 things you can do to prepare your crypto investment for future regulation, 3/22/22
• ABC News: Not just for artwork, NFTs are being used by political candidates to raise money, 1/26/22
• CQ Roll Call: Nonfungible tokens the new fad for campaign fundraising, 1/4/22
• CQ Roll Call: Digital art frenzy raises questions for tax, law enforcement, 4/13/21
• The Tennessean: Nashville real estate snatched up by cryptocurrency and crowdfunded ventures, 8/1/18
• Quartz: Crypto traders may not care about market manipulation, but governments do, 4/27/18
• Quartz: The uncomfortable parallels between ICOs and the ‘penny stock’ underworld, 10/31/17

Retail Investors

• The Verge: Welcome to the stonk market: Is finance just another meme? The Verge, 11/1/21
• Business Insider: Penny stock trading volume hits record $548 billion as retail investors pour into market, 10/4/21
• Quartz: The new wave of retail traders is younger, less white, and less male, 3/24/21
• ABC News: GameStop timeline: A closer look at the saga that upended Wall Street, ABC News, 2/5/21
• CNN: GameStop stock is plummeting but the Reddit rebellion is just beginning, CNN, 2/2/21
• ABC News: Silver surges, AMC ticks up, GameStop falls as retail investors shake up markets, 2/1/21
• MarketWatch: Two young Robinhood traders surf the GameStop wave—but not without some regrets, 2/1/21
• Quartz: The GameStop trade needed short-sellers to work—and so do markets, 1/29/21

Media Citations of Research

1. Media: Bloomberg News, Bloomberg Law, ABC News, Huffington Post, Quartz, AP News, Business Wire, MarketWatch, CQ Roll Call, The Industry Spread, Better Markets, Research News @ Vanderbilt, Minnesota Reformer, Advisor’s Edge, Investment Executive, Financial Advisor Magazine
2. Legal Blogs: MoFo Jumpstarter Blog, Cadwalader Cabinet, The Startup Blog, The Corporate Counsel Blog, Semler Brossy Advisors’ Blog, TheCorporateCounsel.net, PubCo @ Cooley, Exiger, OTC Markets Blog, Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, Columbia Law School Blue Sky Blog, Yale Law School Journal on Regulation Blog