2020 Roundup with Journalist and Health Tech Investor Chrissy Farr

In this episode, former journalist Chrissy Farr joins me to discuss 2020, including reporting on a pandemic, attacks on the media, the most unbelievable stories of the year and her new role at OMERS Ventures.

Intro :13 About Farr :17 The interview 1:01 How did you end up in journalism? 1:08 What was it like being a journalist in 2020? 2:47 How did you figure out what to focus on when covering the pandemic? 7:09 Were you concerned you might publish a story that would need a retraction? 9:22 Is this the first time you’ve dealt with targeted attempts to discredit the media? 19:00 Comments from readers, patients 24:02 Journalists are in the category of “hero” 25:45 Looking back at 2020, are there any stories that seemed unbelievable? 27:41 Did you notice that politics and other topics became more intertwined with your health reporting? 32:21 It’s interesting how people change the narrative based on their agenda 35:49 Tell us about your new role with OMERS Ventures 39:44 What made you leave journalism? 42:08 Farr’s take-home message 45:15 Thank you, Chrissy 47:09

Christina (Chrissy) Farr is principal investor, Health-Tech Lead at OMERS Ventures and a former journalist.

We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at [email protected]. Farr can be reached @chrissyfarr. Follow us on Twitter @HemOncToday @ShikhaJainMD.

Disclosures: Jain reports she is a paid freelance writer for Lippincott. Farr is principal investor at OMERS Ventures.