Hulk Hogan, wrestling superstar who helped reshape American media law, dies at 71 Hogan's lawsuit—and $140 million jury verdict—against Gawker Media sent shockwaves through American culture. Fortune · Jul 24, 2025
Ben Smith's One Neat Trick for Going Viral The Semafor editor and former BuzzFeed News editor in chief on the online media explosion of the 2000s. Reason · Aug 27, 2023
How the rivalry between Gawker and BuzzFeed drove a social media boom – and bust Ben Smith was BuzzFeed’s editor-in-chief when it was at its peak. He explains how the groundbreaking site and its rivals changed the media – and sowed the seeds for their own demise The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2023
In BuzzFeed fashion, 5 takeaways from Ben Smith's 'Traffic' In his new book, the former editor-in-chief of Buzzfeed News lands on his promise to chronicle the rise of digital media through the story of a snowballing, head-to-head competition. WEKU · May 7, 2023
Gawker makes a comeback six years after it was sued into closure A new version of the website, quietly launched a year ago under new owners, is attracting interest and readers again The Guardian - US · Sep 25, 2022