Skip to content

Tag: Ben Smith

wbnd_memories_pizza_religious_01_jc_150401_4x3_992

How Ben Smith Turned BuzzFeed Into a Hate Site

Just before Christmas Eve weekend in December of 2013, a young New York-based communications director fired off a tweet before stepping on a plane to Africa. The tweet was a joke about hoping she didn’t contact AIDS while visiting the

Ben Smith BenSmiths Buzzfeed’s Stake in Uber Hit Piece

Ben Smith BenSmiths Buzzfeed’s Stake in Uber Hit Piece

On Monday night, Ben Smith’s BuzzFeed ran a lengthy hit piece against car service Uber. Smith smacked around senior Uber executive Emil Michael for supposedly claiming seriously that Uber would monitor the private lives of journalists: A senior executive at

BuzzFeed Fires Editor Over 41 Instances of Plagiarism

BuzzFeed Fires Editor Over 41 Instances of Plagiarism

BuzzFeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith announced the firing Benny Johnson Friday night after an internal review found 41 separate instances of plagiarism in the viral politics editor’s posts. “[W]e had no choice other than letting him go,” Smith wrote in a

Kings Rally Past Blackhawks 6-2 in Game 2

Kings Rally Past Blackhawks 6-2 in Game 2

CHICAGO (AP) — Jeff Carter scored three of Los Angeles’ six straight goals, and the Kings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2 on Wednesday night to leave the Western Conference final tied at one game apiece. Drew Doughty and Tyler Toffoli

Buzzfeed's Ben Smith: Obama Has Earned His Nobel

Buzzfeed's Ben Smith: Obama Has Earned His Nobel

The persistent theme of much mainstream media coverage of President Barack Obama is the earnest effort to justify the leap of faith the American electorate made in 2008–a leap that the media themselves convinced the voters to make. Buzzfeed’s Ben

Bickell Keys Blackhawks' 3-1 Win Over Maple Leafs

Bickell Keys Blackhawks' 3-1 Win Over Maple Leafs

(AP) Bickell keys Blackhawks’ 3-1 win over Maple LeafsBy JAY COHENAP Sports WriterCHICAGOBryan Bickell sparked Chicago’s big second period with his first goal of the season, helping the Blackhawks beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Saturday night. Brandon Pirri

Weiner: 'I Do' Know Huma's Role in Hillary's 2016 Run

Weiner: 'I Do' Know Huma's Role in Hillary's 2016 Run

On Monday, embattled New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner said he knew what role Huma Abedin–his wife and Hillary Clinton confidante–would have in Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, but he would not reveal what exactly her role would be.  Clinton

Bruins Beat Blackhawks to Take 2-1 Series Lead

Bruins Beat Blackhawks to Take 2-1 Series Lead

(AP) Paille, Bergeron put Bruins ahead 2-0 after 2ndBy HOWARD ULMANAP Sports WriterBOSTONGoals by Daniel Paille and Patrice Bergeron after a scoreless first period gave the Boston Bruins a 2-0 lead over the Chicago Blackhawks through two periods in Game

Study: Sports Pundits More Popular if Confident, Not Accurate

Study: Sports Pundits More Popular if Confident, Not Accurate

Researches have found that confidence–more than accuracy–attracts people to sports pundits, perhaps because people crave their confidence in “an uncertain world.” These findings should not come as a surprise. Former President Bill Clinton once said that Americans would initially prefer

Heritage Pulls Out of BuzzFeed Immigration Summit

Heritage Pulls Out of BuzzFeed Immigration Summit

On Sunday evening, BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith announced that The Heritage Foundation has dropped out of the BuzzFeed Brews immigration summit taking place this Tuesday. Heritage’s Derrick Morgan, the only immigration reform critic among the various participants, is replaced by the

Koch Sponsors Pro-Amnesty BuzzFeed Event

Koch Sponsors Pro-Amnesty BuzzFeed Event

An event touting itself as an evening of immigration reform discussion with a “diversity of opinion” turns out to be slanted heavily towards “comprehensive immigration reform.” The BuzzFeed Brews Special Edition: Immigration Summit, sponsored by the Charles Koch Institute, will take place