When it comes to news, how do we find what’s relevant, on a personal level? And how can we be sure that what we’re reading and seeing is actually true? This DLD Munich session features Ben Smith and Justin B. Smith, co-founders of Semafor, a news medium that aims to provide readers with a more efficient, personalized and trustworthy news experience, in conversation with Nayeema Raza of Vox Media.
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Ben Smith
Semafor
Ben Smith is the Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Semafor, a news platform for the connected age. He was previously media columnist for the New York Times and before that, the founding editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed News.
Justin B. Smith
Semafor
Justin B. Smith is the Co-Founder & CEO of Semafor. Previously, he was the CEO of Bloomberg Media and President of Atlantic Media, where he co-founded Quartz.
Nayeema Raza
Vox Media
Nayeema Raza is a producer and journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, New York Magazine and Tribeca Film Festival. She is the Executive Producer of the Vox Media podcast On with Kara Swisher. Previously she ran the Opinion podcast Sway at the New York Times.
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