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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.
Mar 22, 2022 · Justin Smith and Ben Smith, co-proprietors of a new media start-up that has captured the attention of the online news world, revealed on Tuesday the name for their venture: Semafor.
Oct 26, 2022 · Ben Smith’s Semafor is live. He says it will take 10 years to get it right. A Q&A with the co-founder of the news startup.
May 2, 2023 · Ben Smith, you are the co-founder of Semafor. You’re the former editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed News and the author of the new book, Traffic: Genius, Rivalry and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar...
A Former Facebook Executive Pushes to Open Social Media’s ‘Black Boxes’. The co-founder of CrowdTangle has been working with Congress on legislation to make tech companies disclose their ...
Jan 4, 2022 · Ben Smith, the media columnist for The New York Times, is leaving the media outlet to start a new global news organization with Justin Smith, who is stepping down as chief executive of...
Mar 9, 2024 · Ben Smith is editor in chief and cofounder at Semafor, a recently launched digital news platform. He is author of “Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race to...