Times Media columnist Ben Smith to quit the paper| Latest News Headlines

New York Times media columnist Ben Smith is leaving the newspaper to start a new global news organization with Justin Smith stepping down as CEO of Bloomberg Media.

Ben Smith joined The Times in 2020 after an eight-year tenure as editor-in-chief of Buzzfeed. Previously, he was a journalist for Politico.

The Wall Street Journal reported earlier that Justin smith left Bloomberg to found the press start-up.

“There are 200 million people who are university educated, read in English, but no one really treats like an audience, but talk to each other and talk to us,” Ben Smith said in an interview. “This is what we see as our audience. “

In a tweet Announcing his departure from Bloomberg, Justin Smith said he was leaving “to pursue a personal dream and a market opportunity.”