On this special episode of Live from The Compound, Ben Smith, journalist and co-founder of Semafor, joins Michael Batnick and Josh Brown to discuss Ben's new book, Traffic, his new media entity Semafor, and much more!

Ben Smith is the Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Semafor - a global news company. Ben is a former media columnist for the NYT and former Editor-in-Chief of Buzzfeed News. Ben just released his book Traffic which focuses on digital media in the 21st century.

Ben's book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/678592/traffic-by-ben-smith/

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