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Benjamin Eli Smith (born November 4, 1976) is an American journalist who is the co-founder of Semafor, a global news organization he formed with Justin Smith in early 2022. He was previously a media columnist at The New York Times from 2020 to 2022.
Oct 20, 2022 · Ben Smith is the co-founder of Semafor, coming over from the New York Times. , out every Sunday night!
Oct 26, 2022 · Ben Smith, former media columnist at the New York Times, talks about his new digital news operation Semafor, which aims to serve a sophisticated and transparency-seeking audience. He discusses his approach to topics like politics, tech, and Africa, and how he plans to compete in a polarized media landscape.
May 2, 2023 · Ben Smith, former BuzzFeed News editor-in-chief and author of Traffic, talks to Nilay Patel about the rise and fall of the social platform age in media. They discuss the book, Semafor, BuzzFeed News shutdown, and the future of news.
Jan 5, 2022 · Ben Smith, the former BuzzFeed star and current New York Times media columnist, is teaming up with Justin Smith, the former Bloomberg Media chief, to launch a new media venture. The Smiths are aiming for a global audience of 200 million college-educated people, but they are tight-lipped about their backers and plans.
Oct 18, 2022 · The Times “doesn’t just want a building, we want a neighborhood, and we think a neighborhood attracts more people in a lasting way,” Kopit Levien told the analyst Ben Thompson in a thoughtful and wide-ranging interview this summer. She used the word “bundle” 13 times.
Apr 28, 2023 · This week on Deconstructed, Ryan Grim is joined by Ben Smith, the editor-in-chief of Semafor, to talk about his new book “Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race to Go...
