{"podcast":{"title":"The Publisher Podcast by Media Voices","slug":"the-publisher-podcast-by-media-voices-529407","podcast_index_feed_id":529407,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/mediavoices/feed.xml","website_url":"https://newst.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/12625175/Media_Voices_main_logo_PUBLISHERPODCAST_squarecrop_af8g55.png","author":"Media Voices","episode_count":409,"summary":"Media Voices is a weekly look at all the news and views from across the media world, featuring leading figures from media and publishing businesses","last_synced_at":"2026-06-08T14:18:38.414383+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-publisher-podcast-by-media-voices-529407"},"episode":{"title":"Semafor's Ben Smith on how the start-up has evolved to thrive in a challenging market","slug":"semafor-s-ben-smith-on-how-the-start-up-has-evolved-to-thrive-in-a-challenging-market","published_at":"2026-04-20T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-publisher-podcast-by-media-voices-529407/semafor-s-ben-smith-on-how-the-start-up-has-evolved-to-thrive-in-a-challenging-market","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-publisher-podcast-by-media-voices-529407","url":"https://mediavoices.podbean.com/e/semafors-ben-smith-on-how-the-start-up-has-evolved-to-thrive-in-a-challenging-market/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/iemgdzt94kq5txn2/Semafor.mp3","summary":"In this episode of our spring 2026 season of The Publisher Podcast, we're joined by Ben Smith, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Semafor. Ben has previously worked at publications like the New York Times and Buzzfeed, before joining Justin Smith to co-found Semafor in 2022. The publication, which distills the news for global audiences, has launched industry-leading events, pioneered their own article format, and reached profitability in its third year. Ben spoke to us about how their audience and approach has evolved since launch, where they see opportunities and red lines for AI, where he sees paid content fitting into their business model, and how their exclusive CEO newsletter is going. He also shares his advice for anyone looking at launching a news start-up today. Read the key takeaways from this interview, find our weekly newsletter and more on voices.media","meta_description":"In this episode of our spring 2026 season of The Publisher Podcast, we're joined by Ben Smith, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Semafor. Ben has previous…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1718,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-publisher-podcast-by-media-voices-529407/episodes/semafor-s-ben-smith-on-how-the-start-up-has-evolved-to-thrive-in-a-challenging-market/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-publisher-podcast-by-media-voices-529407/semafor-s-ben-smith-on-how-the-start-up-has-evolved-to-thrive-in-a-challenging-market.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}