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Ben Smith: The Complete Transcript

Ben Smith: The Complete Transcript

When Ben Smith joined BuzzFeed as editor in chief in 2012, the site was better known for cute cat videos and fun lists than for serious journalism. Over the past…
The Joy of Scrolling

The Joy of Scrolling

When Ben Smith joined BuzzFeed as editor in chief in 2012, the site was better known for cute cat videos and fun lists than for serious journalism. Over the past…
“Access Is Overrated”: The Extended Transcript

“Access Is Overrated”: The Extended Transcript

Before joining The New Yorker in 1995, Jane Mayer spent 12 years as a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, where she was the paper’s first female White House correspondent.…
“Access Is Overrated”

“Access Is Overrated”

Watch video of Jane Mayer’s presentation at the Nieman Foundation’s 75th Anniversary celebration Before joining The New Yorker in 1995, Jane Mayer spent 12 years as a reporter at The…

Erik Martin of Reddit on Building Communities and Breaking News

Erik Martin, the general manager of online community platform Reddit.com, spoke at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard on October 9, 2013. During the discussion, moderated by Nieman Journalism…

The Associated Press’s Kathleen Carroll: “You can have it all if you define what it is you want”

Photo by John MinchelloAs executive editor of The Associated Press, Kathleen Carroll oversees a staff of some 2,300 journalists working in more than 100 countries. The news they gather is…

Jenna Wortham, Brian Stelter talk NYTimes, online world

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“Truth Is Not About What the Majority Believes”

Documentary filmmaker and author Errol Morris on how we are all error-generating machines

Public Works

ProPublica’s Stephen Engelberg on what makes his year and the perils of philanthropy

Out of His Comfort Zone

Buzz Bissinger on ambition, fear of failure, and the genesis of ‘Friday Night Lights’