Episode · This Week in Startups · 2023-05-02
Books mentioned on BuzzFeed vs Gawker, AI's impact on the future of media, and more with Semafor's Ben Smith | E1733
Jason is joined by Semafor Co-Founder and EIC Ben Smith to dive into his new book and explore the current state of media. They break down BuzzFeed vs Gawker, why media unions might not work (29:35), the future of journalism (36:54), and much more!
Jason Calacanis discussed Traffic by Ben Smith.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Traffic
Discussed“I think because he had taken a huge uh investment like an emergency investment as you probably document in the book”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Traffic
“and he just wrote a book the book is called traffic genius rivalry and the delusion in the billion dollar race to go viral this is a book about Gawker and Nick Denton versus Jonah and BuzzFeed”
Plugged Traffic
“and he's got a book coming out today Tuesday May 2nd and this is a book that I was on the periphery of yeah the book's title is traffic colon genius rivalry and delusion in the billion dollar race to go viral”
Plugged Traffic
“congratulations on the book I can't wait to read it I get to mention in there hopefully it's not like too spicy or you don't you know I think it”