What Could Go Right?

The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of New Media with Buzzfeed's Founding Editor Ben Smith


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Has social media peaked? How is media different now compared to the early days of Twitter and Facebook? Are there too many social media options? Zachary and Emma speak with Ben Smith, editor-in-chief of Semafor, founding editor-in-chief of Buzzfeed, and author of "Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race to Go Viral." Journalism's recent online progression, social media fragmentation, and the Facebook news evolution are discussed here today.


What Could Go Right? is produced by The Progress Network and The Podglomerate.


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