A Conversation with Ben Smith

Published: Aug. 22, 2023, 7:50 p.m.

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Ben Smith had a front row seat to momentous shifts in the media that changed newspapers and magazines forever. In the early 2000s, readers began flocking to websites like Gawker and the Huffington Post for gossip, news and information. After Smith became the founding editor of BuzzFeed News, he decided to publish the Steele Dossier, the\\xa0controversial report containing allegations about a conspiracy between Donald Trump\\u2019s presidential campaign and the Russian government. We talk about\\xa0Traffic, Smith\\u2019s book about the media revolution and the race to go viral. \\u201cNow What?\\u201d is produced with help from Steve Zimmer, Lucy Little and Patrick McAndrew. Audio production is by Nick Ciavatta.

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