Steve Hartline talks with a Former Columnist for the New York Times, Ben Smith, who recently launched a digital news site. Ben is the former me
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Steve Hartline talks with a Former Columnist for the New York Times, Ben Smith, who recently launched a digital news site.
Ben is the former media columnist of the New York Times. He was previously the founding editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed News. Ben has covered American politics for more than a decade at Politico and the New York Daily News, among other outlets, and launched a number of political blogs. Follow him on Twitter @semaforben
Semafor, a new digital media company with a focus on global news for college-educated readers, debuted in 2022 with intentions to bring transparency and clarity to a news business its co-founders believe has become too polarized.