Image via Wikipedia The American Principles Project president Frank Cannon wrote an open letter yesterday to CPAC chair David Keene, saying that his group could not participate in the conference because of GOProud's role in the event. "Having now examined closely GOProud’s mission and its behavior since its inception, we can only conclude that the organization’s purposes are fundamentally incompatible with a movement that has long embraced the ideals of family and faith in a thriving civil...Read Full Story
I was watching CMT’s Next Superstar when I first saw Ben Smith. I was impressed with his singing ability only to watch him get eliminated that same night. I checked out his site and instantly went to get a copy of his CD.
Ben’s story begins in the seat of a Massey-Ferguson 282 tractor in the bottomlands of the Red River Valley. One day, at the age of sixteen, he had a farming accident where the tractor flipped over onto a barbed wire fence, and Ben got pinned underneath 6,000 lbs of metal...Read Full Story
Politico‘s Ben Smith left many media heads askew in confusion when he announced that he was leaving the major political publication for Buzzfeed, previously most popularly known for its vast library of adorable animal videos. Howard Kurtz was certainly among those that didn’t see anything about this media move coming, and naturally had a few [...]Read Full Story
Ben Smith, nine, was pictured in his local paper a month ago dressed up in a Pudsey Bear outfit as part of a charity day alongside his classmates at Greenside Primary School in Pudsey, West Yorks.Read Full Story
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True to his word, Ben Smith was out at Politico and working for BuzzFeed on Jan. 1. With him gone, the “Ben Smith” blog was immediately transformed into the new “Dylan Byers” blog.
Byers joined the Politico team to work with Smith on the blog. Much to his recent surprise, he’ll run the new show solo.
Decisions. Decisions. Management appears to be going back and forth on what it wants. It’s odd that the tagline “On Media” was added to the blog...
FORMER Hereford United midfielder Ben Smith could make his debut for Aldershot Town against the Bulls next Tuesday. With last weekend's programme all but wiped out and Smith not allowed by his home club Crawley Town to play against them for Aldershot next ...
Early today, Politico's Ben Smith announced that he will be "giving up this blog" (the recently renamed and relaunched "Ben Smith on Politics and Media" blog at Politico) to join BuzzFeed, which the The Atlantic Wire describes as a site that "is better known for flagging shareable content (like this...
Since meme mall Buzzfeed poached Politico reporter Ben Smith and installed him as editor-in-chief, the site has attempted to make on-the-ground political coverage bite-sized and viral, but also original and informational. The shift in focus will likely be accelerated by a new round of funding, which totals $15.5 million from New Enterprise Associates, Lerer Ventures, Hearst Media, Softbank, and RRE Capital, as reported by TechCrunch. Buzzfeed...
Ben Smith is a basketball player for the Texas-Pan American Broncs. He is a guard, standing 6'-3" and weighing 175 pounds. His number is 33. His hometown is Pharr, TX. Find more Ben Smith news, pictures, and information here.
The Republican National Committee may be going on the offensive on behalf of John McCain. Ben Smith of The Politico reports the RNC has reserved ad slots in four key battleground states: "Sources familiar with the media buys say the Republican ...