Bob Iger still calls me back. The thing I miss most about the Times actually is the depth and quality of editing. Phyllis Messenger who every Saturday would go for my column after Carolyn Ryan, who spent a lot of time editing it. There was a depth and commitment to edit to that kind of editing which I'd love to build an institution in but was really pretty blown away by there. But talk about Sem before. How is the business going as you described very eloquently in your book? It's hard to get traffic these days. And I guess I'm- I want to write for people who want to read it.
To make sense of a turbulent and important week in media, we turn to Ben Smith who was the founding Editor in Chief of Buzzfeed News (2012 to 2020) and the former New York Times media critic (from 2020 to 2022). On the agenda: the shuttering of Buzzfeed News, the meaning of Murdoch's settlement with Dominion and what Ben is working on these days, including his news organization Semafor and his forthcoming book, Traffic.
Since we taped Kara got her blue check (against her wishes!) when Twitter re-verified some accounts over the weekend.
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