The Rebooting Show

Semafor’s Ben Smith on Newsroom Wars


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Semafor editor in chief Ben Smith sees a fragmenting media landscape and impatient owners running headlong into the peculiarities of newsroom culture, where bosses have never had an easy time. Enter the hard-charing Brits. Also: check out Ben’s new podcast, Mixed Signals, in which Ben and co-host Nayeema Raza unpack the real conspiracies of modern media.

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  • 00:54 Introducing Ben Smith and Mixed Signals

  • 04:14 Podcasting and Media Expertise

  • 09:09 Challenges in Modern Newsrooms

  • 20:11 Unionization and Media Management

  • 23:40 The Washington Post's Third Newsroom

  • 26:19 Semaphore's Journey and Business Insights

  • 28:37 BuzzFeed News: Reflections and Lessons

  • 35:28 AI in Journalism: Opportunities and Challenges

  • 41:55 Starting from Scratch: Advantages and Strategies

  • 43:22 The Role of Journalists in Modern Media

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