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Ben Smith is the editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed.\n\n\u201cI do think as a reporter in general, most of what we deal in is ephemera. And I love that. I mean that\u2019s the business, and I don\u2019t think there\u2019s anything wrong with that. In fact, I think that\u2019s a plus and something that shapes how you succeed at the job because you realize that this thing you\u2019re writing is about this moment and right now, and about its place in the conversation. It\u2019s not some piece of art to hang on the wall.\u201d\n\nThanks to MailChimp, Harry's, and Reveal, and Home Chef for sponsoring this week's episode.\n\nShow Notes:\n@buzzfeedben\nSmith on Longform\n[11:00] "Uber Executive Suggests Digging Up Dirt on Journalists" (BuzzFeed \u2022 Nov 2014)\n[11:00] "Donald Trump Secretly Told the New York Times What He Really Thinks About Immigration" (BuzzFeed \u2022 Feb 2016)\n[11:00] "Why BuzzFeed Doesn\u2019t Do Clickbait" (BuzzFeed \u2022 Nov 2014)\n[11:00] "What the Longform Backlash Is All About" (Medium \u2022 Jan 2014)\n[12:00] "What the Hell Happened To Mickey Kaus?" (BuzzFeed \u2022 Dec 2015)\n[12:00] "Looking For Tom Lehrer, Comedy\u2019s Mysterious Genius" (BuzzFeed \u2022 Apr 2014)\n[12:00] "A Personal Middle East Conflict In The Fight For Palestine" (BuzzFeed \u2022 Jan 2014)\n[12:00] "The Book That Defined Modern Campaign Reporting" (Politico \u2022 Dec 2010)\n[14:00] "The Boy Wonder of BuzzFeed" (Douglas Quenqua \u2022 New York Times \u2022 Feb 2013)\n[25:00] "Longform Podcast #47: Steve Kandell" (Longform \u2022 Jun 2013)\n[35:00] "Ben Smith and Jonah Peretti: The Gawker Interview" (J.K. Trotter \u2022 Gawker \u2022 Apr 2015)\n[36:00] "What We\u2019re Doing To Keep Building A Diverse Editorial Operation" (BuzzFeed \u2022 Oct 2014)\n[39:00] "28 Signs You Were Raised By Persian Parents In America" (Samir Mezrahi \u2022 BuzzFeed \u2022 Mar 2013)\n[40:00] "How Bougie Are You?" (BuzzFeed \u2022 Jun 2014)\n[40:00] "Longform Podcast #179: Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton"\n[41:00] "13 Top Editors On How They Think About Diversity In Their Newsrooms" (Heben Nigatu, Tracy Clayton \u2022 BuzzFeed \u2022 Aug 2014)\n[49:00] "29 Things You Only Understand If You\u2019re A Geocacher" (BuzzFeed \u2022 May 2014)\n[50:00] "The Tennis Racket" (Heidi Blake, John Templon \u2022 BuzzFeed \u2022 Jan 2016)\n[52:00] The Tasty Archive (BuzzFeed)\n[52:00] The Nifty Archive (BuzzFeed)\n[55:00] "36 Hours On The Fake Campaign Trail With Donald Trump" (McKay Coppins \u2022 BuzzFeed \u2022 Feb 2014)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices