
Over the past few years BuzzFeed Politics has lost much of its political influence. A series of cheap, partisan, and outright sleazy scandals coupled with an overall exhaustion with the shallow gotchas that have been the left-wing site’s currency since
by John Nolte4 Jan 2016, 10:37 AM PST0

Buzzfeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith has proudly tweeted an internal memorandum he sent to staff in which he allows and defends their use of terms like “mendacious racist” to describe Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on social media.
by Joel B. Pollak9 Dec 2015, 5:51 AM PST0

In a tweet sent while news of the tragic July 23 attack in Lafayette’s Grand Theatre was still rolling in, BuzzFeed News Editor Rachel Zarrell exclaimed, “Let’s just give everyone guns, right? It’s in the g*dd*mn constitution.”
by AWR Hawkins24 Jul 2015, 4:06 PM PST0

The never-ending sleaze-fest that is Ben Smith’s successful but creepy “journalism” career hit another bump Monday in the form of conservative radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt. Smith has spent the better part of a decade on the national stage
by John Nolte30 Jun 2015, 10:06 AM PST0

Even before I started working for Andrew Breitbart in late-2008, I had been using every means at my disposal to expose Ben Smith, the current editor-in-chief at BuzzFeed, for the partisan sleaze he is. He was a leftwing partisan sleaze,
by John Nolte6 May 2015, 11:10 AM PST0

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
by John Nolte3 Apr 2015, 10:48 AM PST0

Radio host Hugh Hewitt asked Buzzfeed Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith whether the website was engaged in “tabloid” reporting in an interview set to broadcast on Wednesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” The discussion centered on a piece that Hewitt said was originally titled “Dead
by Ian Hanchett31 Dec 2014, 11:24 AM PST0

The fallout is still mounting over the November 17 BuzzFeed piece alleging that an executive of Uber said that his company should do opposition research on recalcitrant journalists and release their personal information to the public. But now the scrutiny
by Warner Todd Huston21 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

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
by Ben Shapiro20 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

A few days ago, BuzzFeed’s Ben Smith had a big scoop revealing that a senior Uber executive thought it would be a good idea to do opposition research on journalists and expose their private information to the public. But it
by Warner Todd Huston20 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

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
by John Nolte26 Jul 2014, 5:57 AM PST0

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
by Breitbart News21 May 2014, 8:34 PM PST0

The infotainment website BuzzFeed infamously holds a “no haters” hiring policy, but several conservative figures have experienced nasty personal attacks from its employees–and in gun rights advocate John R. Lott, Jr.’s case, from the man at the very top of the
by AWR Hawkins20 Feb 2014, 2:57 AM PST0

ABC’s “This Week” Roundtable with the Weekly Standard’s Bill Kristol, BuzzFeed’s Ben Smith, ABC News’ Cokie Roberts, Republican strategist Ana Navarro, and former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer…
by Breitbart TV5 Jan 2014, 3:10 PM PST0

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
by Joel B. Pollak24 Nov 2013, 12:58 PM PST0

(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
by Breitbart News19 Oct 2013, 8:05 PM PST0

CNNBuzzfeed: BuzzFeed Brews with New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner. Hosted by BuzzFeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith. Filmed LIVE in New York.
by Breitbart TV12 Aug 2013, 9:27 PM PST0

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
by Tony Lee12 Aug 2013, 5:56 PM PST0

CNNBuzzfeed: BuzzFeed Brews with New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner. Hosted by BuzzFeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith. Filmed LIVE in New York.
by Breitbart TV12 Aug 2013, 5:30 PM PST0

On Wednesday evening, Ben Smith of BuzzFeed appeared on Piers Morgan Live to discuss the Anthony Weiner sexting scandal. Gloria Allred appeared on the same show, and talked about how one of the women she represented in the Anthony Weiner
by Breitbart News24 Jul 2013, 6:46 PM PST0

(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
by Breitbart News17 Jun 2013, 9:02 PM PST0

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
by Tony Lee1 Jun 2013, 8:28 AM PST0

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
by A.J. Delgado13 May 2013, 10:40 AM PST0

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
by Lee Stranahan10 May 2013, 11:31 PM PST0

Friday afternoon MSNBC’s Luke Russert anchored “Now with Alex Wagner” when the news of the altered Libya talking points finally made their way to the left-wing network hours after ABC’s Jonathan Karl first broke the story. After Kelly O’Donnell finished
by John Nolte10 May 2013, 10:11 AM PST0