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
Smart Girl Dumb Questions
Nayeema Raza is the creator and host of “Smart Girl Dumb Questions”, a popular podcast that unpacks big ideas with simple, unabashed questions. Previously she was the Executive Producer of the Vox Media podcast On with Kara Swisher and ran the Opinion podcast Sway at the New York Times.
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