The long-anticipated news startup Semafor launches on Tuesday with a team of prominent journalists producing a mix of scoops, analysis and newsletters, but its most unique feature may be in the way that it presents its stories.
Stories are broken down to different components, starting with the actual news, followed by the reporter’s view; a disagreeing view; an alternate, often international perspective; and a look at what is next;
The format, called Semaform, was a chief goal of co-founders Justin Smith, former CEO of Bloomberg Media, and Ben Smith, former New York Times columnist and editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed News, as Semafor enters a busy and crowded digital news space.
“We’re sort of thinking a lot about what consumers respond to, what do they want, what bothers people about this black box as a news article,” said Ben Smith. “We are trying to strip it down to its elements...
Stories are broken down to different components, starting with the actual news, followed by the reporter’s view; a disagreeing view; an alternate, often international perspective; and a look at what is next;
The format, called Semaform, was a chief goal of co-founders Justin Smith, former CEO of Bloomberg Media, and Ben Smith, former New York Times columnist and editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed News, as Semafor enters a busy and crowded digital news space.
“We’re sort of thinking a lot about what consumers respond to, what do they want, what bothers people about this black box as a news article,” said Ben Smith. “We are trying to strip it down to its elements...
- 10/18/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump may have his accounts reinstated on Facebook next year following a review of the company’s decision to suspend him, a top executive for parent Meta Platforms said on Thursday.
Nick Clegg, president of global affairs for Meta, said at an event in Washington, D.C. that the company would consult with experts and weigh the impact. Clegg made the comments at an event for Semafor, the upcoming media startup.
“When you make a decision that affects the public realm, you need to act with great caution. You shouldn’t throw your weight about,” Clegg told Semafor’s Steve Clemons.
Facebook banned Trump from the platform indefinitely following the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Facebook’s Oversight Board later said that it was “not appropriate” of the company to suspend Trump without a fixed time frame, and instructed Facebook to review the decision “and respond in a...
Nick Clegg, president of global affairs for Meta, said at an event in Washington, D.C. that the company would consult with experts and weigh the impact. Clegg made the comments at an event for Semafor, the upcoming media startup.
“When you make a decision that affects the public realm, you need to act with great caution. You shouldn’t throw your weight about,” Clegg told Semafor’s Steve Clemons.
Facebook banned Trump from the platform indefinitely following the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Facebook’s Oversight Board later said that it was “not appropriate” of the company to suspend Trump without a fixed time frame, and instructed Facebook to review the decision “and respond in a...
- 9/22/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Charlize Theron told the audience at a D.C. screening of Bombshell that even though the movie is about the women at Fox News who exposed Roger Ailes’ sexual harassment, there was no way to avoid getting into politics and Donald Trump.
Theron portrays Megyn Kelly, who moderated the first Republican presidential debate in 2015 and quickly sparred with Trump over a question she asked about his treatment of women. That moment is featured in the movie.
“The strange thing was that the story itself kind of dictated to us that that had to be in the movie,” Theron told CNN’s Dana Bash at a post-screening Q&a. “At the same time, I think we were all somewhat concerned that we didn’t want politics to overshadow what the movie was really about, but the politics really fed into the story because outside of the workplace, she was still dealing with it in a different way.
Theron portrays Megyn Kelly, who moderated the first Republican presidential debate in 2015 and quickly sparred with Trump over a question she asked about his treatment of women. That moment is featured in the movie.
“The strange thing was that the story itself kind of dictated to us that that had to be in the movie,” Theron told CNN’s Dana Bash at a post-screening Q&a. “At the same time, I think we were all somewhat concerned that we didn’t want politics to overshadow what the movie was really about, but the politics really fed into the story because outside of the workplace, she was still dealing with it in a different way.
- 11/14/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
As Steve Clemons was walking toward the terminal on the grounds of the Brussels Airport to board a flight back to Washington, D.C., two bomb blasts ripped through one of the terminals. The airport was one site of coordinated terror attacks that killed at least 31 people and injured 187. When Clemons - an editor for The Atlantic magazine - arrived at the airport, he was met by smoke and tumult, he tells People. "I could see blocks of broken glass and the chaos inside the airport was intense," Clemons recalls. "I was around hundreds of people who were feeling confused and depressed.
- 3/22/2016
- by Chris Harris, @chrisharrisment
- PEOPLE.com
As Steve Clemons was walking toward the terminal on the grounds of the Brussels Airport to board a flight back to Washington, D.C., two bomb blasts ripped through one of the terminals. The airport was one site of coordinated terror attacks that killed at least 31 people and injured 187. When Clemons - an editor for The Atlantic magazine - arrived at the airport, he was met by smoke and tumult, he tells People. "I could see blocks of broken glass and the chaos inside the airport was intense," Clemons recalls. "I was around hundreds of people who were feeling confused and depressed.
- 3/22/2016
- by Chris Harris, @chrisharrisment
- PEOPLE.com
Margaret Low Smith has joined The Atlantic as vice president and president of its events practice, AtlanticLIVE, the news organization announced on Tuesday. Smith, who has been senior vice president of NPR News since 2011, is replacing Elizabeth Baker Keffer, the founding president of AtlanticLIVE. Smith will oversee all aspects of AtlanticLIVE, which produces dozens of events each year in cities across the country. Also read: Why the Atlantic Removed the Scientology Advertorial Events have included forums on global innovation, intimate interviews with tech entrepreneurs and public events based on magazine cover stories. Smith will be a leading a team featuring Steve Clemons,...
- 7/15/2014
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
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