YAKIMA, Wash. — CBS Sunday Morning correspondent David Pogue spoke as part of the Yakima Town Hall series at the Capitol Theatre.
“I arrived yesterday, and it has been a true Pogue-cation. I mean, this has been so incredible,” Pogue said. “Because of the flight schedules, I have an extra free day before the talk, and an extra free day after the talk.”
Pogue has been enjoying his time in Yakima so far, while speaking with hundreds of people about AI. Pogue has been around technology for decades, and has been a correspondent with the CBS Sunday morning program since 2002 with stories about technology and science.
“This is what I’ve been trying to say for 30 years, if you don’t need it, you don’t need it,” Pogue said. “Nobody should shame you for embracing the latest whatever.”
Spending decades in the media industry, Pogue has seen many changes, including consumer’s preferred medium.
“Clearly, the biggest change in news is people getting their news from social media, and the gradual shrinking of traditional media,” said Pogue.
He also notices patterns in YouTube viewing numbers for Sunday Morning segments.
“People on Sunday Morning, they would much prefer the profile of Jennifer Lawrence, or Ben Affleck, they care a lot less about the civic stuff,” Pogue said. “That always makes me sad, because I always learn things doing them, and I think it would benefit the whole world to know more about these topics.”
The next speaker at the Yakima Town Hall speaker series is Jimmy Chin, and that will be on April 23.
