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  • Semafor’s Ben Smith Confronted by Far-Right Outlet Rebel News: ‘Are You the One That Was S–t-Talking About Us?’ | Video

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  • Ben Smith Talks Digital Media’s Death Dive: ‘You Could Feel That Moment Coming to an End’ | Video

    The former New York Times media columnist speaks to WaxWord about his new book, “Traffic,” his new site, Semafor, and “the dumbest decision in the history of digital media” — not selling BuzzFeed to Disney for $600 million

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  • Semafor Launches News Site, Vows to Deliver a Range of ‘Competing Views’

    The independent publication is the brainchild of former NY Times media columnist Ben Smith and former Bloomberg CEO Justin Smith

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  • Justin and Ben Smith Tease Their Media Startup’s Name With an International Riddle

    Cofounder also says venture will compete with The Associated Press and Reuters

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  • New York Times’ Ben Smith and Bloomberg Media’s Justin Smith to Launch Global News Startup

    The Times announced its media columnist’s departure on Tuesday

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  • Journalists Jeff Horwitz and Ben Smith Go Full Hillary Wearing Headbands on Sunday Talk Shows

    “All Sunday-show guests should be required to wear headbands from now on. Lawmakers included,” Politico’s Blake Hounshell suggests

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    Journalists Jeff Horwitz and Ben Smith Go Full Hillary Wearing Headbands on Sunday Talk Shows
  • Ozy Media’s Carlos Watson Claps Back at NY Times’ Ben Smith: ‘Bulls–t Ad Hominem Attack’ (Exclusive)

    It’s a real media pissing match after Smith accused Ozy of inflating web and video numbers

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    Ozy Media’s Carlos Watson Claps Back at NY Times’ Ben Smith: ‘Bulls–t Ad Hominem Attack’ (Exclusive)

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  • How Tucker Carlson ‘Plays Both Sides,’ Ripping Media on TV While Being a ‘Supersecret Source’ Off Camera

    New York Times media columnist Ben Smith details the Fox News host’s complicated, contradictory relationship with reporters

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    How Tucker Carlson ‘Plays Both Sides,’ Ripping Media on TV While Being a ‘Supersecret Source’ Off Camera
  • Student Says NY Times Reporter Donald McNeil Jr. Told Her on Peru Trip: ‘Racism Is Over’

    McNeil departed the paper earlier this month after reports he said the N-word on a trip with high schoolers

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  • Newsmax Host Rails Against NY Times’ Ben Smith: ‘Big, Comfortable and Dumb’

    Smith’s Sunday column concluded that Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy thinks his audience is “stupid”

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  • Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy Thinks His Pro-Trump Audience Is ‘Stupid,’ NY Times Columnist Says

    “In this day and age, people want something that tends to affirm their views and opinions,” Ruddy tells Smith

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  • Kara Swisher, Ben Smith and Cheo Hodari Coker on How the Coronavirus ‘Accelerated’ Changes in Media (Video)

    TheGrill 2020: Smith and Swisher agreed that 2020 has expedited change and dissent in media

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  • Kara Swisher, Ben Smith, Cheo Hodari Coker and Sharon Waxman Kick Off TheGrill 2020 With ‘The Year It All Changed – Media Disrupted’

    Leading media and entertainment observers will get candid about the state of the industry at TheWrap’s annual event

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    Kara Swisher, Ben Smith, Cheo Hodari Coker and Sharon Waxman Kick Off TheGrill 2020 With ‘The Year It All Changed – Media Disrupted’
  • Inside the Challenge to Media Leadership and the Debate Over Journalism’s Values

    A wave of editorial resignations and pushback on a Wrap op-ed reflect a division over the shared norms of journalism

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