Ben Smith
Editor-in-Chief at Semafor
Podcast Co-Host at Mixed Signals
Editor-in-chief of @semafor. Former @nytimes media columnist, @buzzfeednews EIC. "Traffic." [email protected], Signal semaforben.90
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semafor.com | Ben Smith
There’s a running discussion across the US of whether government subsidies — or government advertising — can play a role in propping up local media. New York City, for example, mandated that 50% of city government ad spending go to “community and ethnic” outlets. City Comptroller Brad Lander recently reported that the city has ignored those targets, which City Hall disputes.
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semafor.com | Ben Smith
Last Tuesday afternoon, just six days after Mark Zuckerberg’s third meeting with Donald Trump this year, the Meta CEO’s key antagonists in the federal government arrived in the Oval Office. The visitors were Andrew Ferguson, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, which is suing Meta in a trial that begins today; and Gail Slater, the assistant attorney general who is responsible for the Justice Department’s anti-trust enforcement.
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yahoo.com | Ben Smith
Last Tuesday afternoon, just six days after Mark Zuckerberg’s third meeting with Donald Trump this year, the Meta CEO’s key antagonists in the federal government arrived in the Oval Office. The visitors were Andrew Ferguson, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, which is suing Meta in a trial that begins today; and Gail Slater, the assistant attorney general who is responsible for the Justice Department’s anti-trust enforcement.
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semafor.com | Ben Smith
Normally, the X account named âWalter Bloombergâ is a mild nuisance for Bloomberg. The massive international finance data and media company has at times tried fruitlessly to find the owner of the account, which coasts off Bloombergâs name for clicks, and to revoke their terminal access. But in 2025, someone like âWalterâ can shake Wall Street.
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albanyadvertiser.com.au | Ben Smith
Channel Seven will be the only place to watch Australia’s sporting stars of the present and future at their biggest meets in between Olympic Games, after signing on to broadcast the next two Commonwealth Games. Seven have renewed their commitment to the Games and will show live, free and exclusive coverage of Glasgow 2026 and the 2030 event, whose host is yet to be determined.
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