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Democracy Awakening review: Heather Cox Richardson’s necessary US history

The Boston College professor offers a valuable primer on Republican extremism – but also progressive achievement

The Guardian - US · Oct 8, 2023

Ben Smith's One Neat Trick for Going Viral

The Semafor editor and former BuzzFeed News editor in chief on the online media explosion of the 2000s.

Reason · Aug 27, 2023

Zebra crossing on Paisley road set for upgrade to traffic lights after community concerns raised

Works are expected to begin at the site at the end of this month with the decision welcomed by a politician.

Daily Record · Jun 9, 2023

How the rivalry between Gawker and BuzzFeed drove a social media boom – and bust

Ben Smith was BuzzFeed’s editor-in-chief when it was at its peak. He explains how the groundbreaking site and its rivals changed the media – and sowed the seeds for their own demise

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2023

In BuzzFeed fashion, 5 takeaways from Ben Smith's 'Traffic'

In his new book, the former editor-in-chief of Buzzfeed News lands on his promise to chronicle the rise of digital media through the story of a snowballing, head-to-head competition.

WEKU · May 7, 2023

The digital media bubble has burst. Where does the industry go from here?

Buzzfeed, Vice, Gawker and Drudge Report are all traffic-war casualties, but they succeeded in shaking up the media landscape

The Guardian - US · May 7, 2023

Violent rapist smothered victims' faces with pillow

Ben Smith has been jailed for his abusive and controlling behaviour

Liverpool Echo · May 4, 2023

Ben Smith: Why It Matters that Gawker, BuzzFeed News, and Breitbart News Failed

A decade ago, online startups seemed poised to vanquish legacy media. That didn't happen.

Reason · May 3, 2023

Traffic review: Ben Smith on Bannon, BuzzFeed and where it all went wrong

Now a co-founder of Semafor, formerly of Politico, BuzzFeed and the New York Times, the author expertly pulls readers in

The Guardian - US · Apr 29, 2023

Hard times are here for news sites and social media. Is this the end of Web 2.0?

A steep decline in advertising is forcing a historic shakeup in digital news and social media, and leading some to imagine navigating the internet without the likes of Google or Facebook.

WEKU · Apr 28, 2023