125 w/ Ben Smith “The (Syrian) Withdrawal Method, Journalistic Imperatives”

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125 w/ Ben Smith “The (Syrian) Withdrawal Method, Journalistic Imperatives”

The Fifth Column

Dec 22, 2018

w/ Ben Smith (Editor in Chief @ BuzzFeed News)

- BuzzFeed's Day in Court

- About That Dossier

- Insider Political Journalism vs Crisis Political Journalism

- Sports Metaphors, Panglossian History

- Newsroom Diversity

- Indisputably Racist

ALSO:

- Syria, Afghanistan, and Impulse Control

- The Best Laid Plans

- Another Shutdown

- GoFundMe Governance

- Trust Issues

Recorded: PM 12/22/2018

Published: 12/23/2018

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