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href="/wiki/Justin_B._Smith" title="Justin B. Smith">Justin B. Smith</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">CEO</th><td class="infobox-data">Justin B. Smith</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">URL</th><td class="infobox-data url"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.semafor.com/">www<wbr />.semafor<wbr />.com</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112966863#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launched</th><td class="infobox-data">October 18, 2022<span class="noprint">; 2 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2022-10-18</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Current status</th><td class="infobox-data category">Active</td></tr></tbody></table><p><i><b>Semafor</b></i> is a news website founded in 2022 by <a href="/wiki/Ben_Smith_(journalist)" title="Ben Smith (journalist)">Ben Smith</a>, a former editor-in-chief of <a href="/wiki/BuzzFeed_News" title="BuzzFeed News">BuzzFeed News</a> and media columnist at <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>,</i> and <a href="/wiki/Justin_B._Smith" title="Justin B. Smith">Justin B. Smith</a>, the former CEO of <a href="/wiki/Bloomberg_News" title="Bloomberg News">Bloomberg Media Group</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Scire_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scire-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Allsop-2022_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Allsop-2022-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description_and_etymology">Description and etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Semafor_(website)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description and etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/Vox_(website)" title="Vox (website)">Vox</a></i> has described Semafor as "a collection of newsletters, plus a website, aimed at an upscale audience that understands topics like Washington politics and Silicon Valley tech but wants more". The website is free to access and supported by advertisements, though <i>Semafor's</i> co-founders have described plans to convert to a paid subscription model.<sup id="cite_ref-Vox_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vox-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The organization is based in New York City.<sup id="cite_ref-CJR_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CJR-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The name "Semafor" is derived from the word "<a href="/wiki/Semaphore" title="Semaphore">semaphore</a>", which "appears in similar form in many languages". According to <i>The New York Times</i>, "semaphore" is "often used in a nautical context" and can be described as "a visual signaling apparatus often involving flags, lights and arm gestures".<sup id="cite_ref-Grynbaum-2022_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grynbaum-2022-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The co-founders appreciated that the word "sounds about the same in thirty-five languages".<sup id="cite_ref-CJR_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CJR-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Semafor_(website)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Semafor</i> was launched by journalist <a href="/wiki/Ben_Smith_(journalist)" title="Ben Smith (journalist)">Ben Smith</a>, who was previously a media columnist for <i>The New York Times</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-Grynbaum-2022_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grynbaum-2022-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Justin_B._Smith" title="Justin B. Smith">Justin B. Smith</a> (no relation), the <a href="/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" title="Chief executive officer">chief executive officer</a> of Bloomberg Media Group, in October 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-Robertson-2022_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Robertson-2022-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Vox_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vox-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The duo had met in Manhattan in 2008 and kept in touch; at a conference in <a href="/wiki/Davos" title="Davos">Davos</a> in 2018, they began a series of discussions that led to the development of <i>Semafor</i> over four years.<sup id="cite_ref-CJR_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CJR-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ahead of the launch, both men resigned from their previous positions in January 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-VF_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VF-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A federal trademark registration for <i>Semafor</i> was filed on January 16, and the Smiths announced the organization's name in March 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-Grynbaum-2022_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grynbaum-2022-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a memo Justin Smith sent to "close confidants", he described a new company that would "reimagine quality global journalism" aimed at what he said was an "English-speaking, college-educated, professional class" that had "lost trust in all sources of news and information".<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Semafor</i> launched on October 18, 2022, with <a href="/wiki/Gina_Chua" title="Gina Chua">Gina Chua</a> as executive editor.<sup id="cite_ref-Scire_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scire-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Allsop-2022_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Allsop-2022-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Leading up to the launch, <i>Semafor</i> advertised heavily on <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>. <i>Semafor</i> and Twitter also launched a video distribution partnership.<sup id="cite_ref-Deadline_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deadline-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Semafor</i> partnered with <a href="/wiki/Gallup,_Inc." title="Gallup, Inc.">Gallup</a> for data, and uses office space in the <a href="/wiki/Analytics" title="Analytics">analytics</a> company's headquarters in Washington, D.C.<sup id="cite_ref-Robertson-2022_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Robertson-2022-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to offices in New York City and Washington, D.C., <i>Semafor</i> has a presence in London and Africa. There are plans to expand to Asia, other parts of Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Semafor</i> has an equity program that shares profits with employees.<sup id="cite_ref-Scire_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scire-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2023, <a href="/wiki/Ozy_Media" title="Ozy Media">Ozy Media</a> sued <i>Semafor</i>, Buzzfeed, and Ben Smith for allegedly stealing <a href="/wiki/Trade_secret" title="Trade secret">trade secrets</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2024, <i>Semafor</i> launched a Middle East vertical, adding a third world region to its existing coverage of the United States and sub-Saharan Africa.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Funding">Funding</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Semafor_(website)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Funding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Operations were initially supported by $25 million in investment funding, as well as revenue generated from advertising and in-person events. Investors have included <a href="/wiki/Sam_Bankman-Fried" title="Sam Bankman-Fried">Sam Bankman-Fried</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_G._Bradley" title="David G. Bradley">David G. Bradley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jorge_Paulo_Lemann" title="Jorge Paulo Lemann">Jorge Paulo Lemann</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-CJR_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CJR-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Jessica_Lessin" title="Jessica Lessin">Jessica Lessin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Robertson-2022_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Robertson-2022-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Genesis_Motor" title="Genesis Motor">Genesis Motor</a>/<a href="/wiki/Hyundai_Motor_Company" title="Hyundai Motor Company">Hyundai Motor Company</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mastercard" title="Mastercard">Mastercard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pfizer" title="Pfizer">Pfizer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Qualcomm" title="Qualcomm">Qualcomm</a>, the Indian multinational conglomerate <a href="/wiki/Tata_Group" title="Tata Group">Tata Group</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Verizon_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Verizon Communications">Verizon</a> were among ten founding launch partners.<sup id="cite_ref-CJR_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CJR-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Deadline_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deadline-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other advertisers and sponsors included <a href="/wiki/Cisco" title="Cisco">Cisco</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alibaba_Group" title="Alibaba Group">Alibaba Group</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Stenberg_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stenberg-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2023, <i>Semafor</i> announced plans to repurchase Bankman-Fried's investment following the <a href="/wiki/Bankruptcy_of_FTX" title="Bankruptcy of FTX">bankruptcy</a> of <a href="/wiki/FTX" title="FTX">FTX</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Semafor's</i> co-founder Justin Smith stated that Bankman-Fried had received "no actual shares" in <i>Semafor</i> due to the company's dual-class share structure and that neither he nor any other investors influence <a href="/wiki/Editorial_independence" title="Editorial independence">editorial</a> coverage or operations.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although Bankman-Fried was <i>Semafor's</i> largest external investor, he would only have received a small minority stake if he had converted his investment to <a href="/wiki/Equity_(finance)" title="Equity (finance)">equity</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2023, <i>Semafor</i> raised $19 million in additional funding from investors to replace the money received from Bankman-Fried.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Chinese_companies">Chinese companies</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Semafor_(website)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Chinese companies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Semafor</i> has received criticism for its relationship with individuals and companies tied to the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party" title="Chinese Communist Party">Chinese Communist Party</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Fischer-2023_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fischer-2023-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2023, <a href="/wiki/Voice_of_America" title="Voice of America">Voice of America</a> reported that <i>Semafor</i> received sponsorship funding from <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">Chinese</a> <a href="/wiki/E-commerce" title="E-commerce">e-commerce</a> giant Alibaba Group.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Staff">Staff</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Semafor_(website)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gina_Chua_at_CPJ%27s_NYC_headquarters.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Gina_Chua_at_CPJ%27s_NYC_headquarters.jpg/220px-Gina_Chua_at_CPJ%27s_NYC_headquarters.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="291" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Gina_Chua_at_CPJ%27s_NYC_headquarters.jpg/330px-Gina_Chua_at_CPJ%27s_NYC_headquarters.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Gina_Chua_at_CPJ%27s_NYC_headquarters.jpg/440px-Gina_Chua_at_CPJ%27s_NYC_headquarters.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1191" data-file-height="1574" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Gina_Chua" title="Gina Chua">Gina Chua</a>, Semafor's <a href="/wiki/Executive_editor" class="mw-redirect" title="Executive editor">executive editor</a>, in 2022</figcaption></figure> <p>Co-founders Justin B. Smith and Ben Smith are the chief executive officer and <a href="/wiki/Editor-in-chief" title="Editor-in-chief">editor-in-chief</a>, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-Coster_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Coster-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gina Chua was announced as the executive editor in March 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rachel Oppenheim was hired as the <a href="/wiki/Chief_revenue_officer" title="Chief revenue officer">chief revenue officer</a>, Kellen Henry as the <a href="/wiki/Head_of_product" class="mw-redirect" title="Head of product">head of product</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Robertson-2022_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Robertson-2022-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Al Lucca as the <a href="/wiki/Chief_design_officer" title="Chief design officer">head of design</a>. </p><p><i>Semafor</i> launched with approximately 60 employees—at least half of whom were reporters.<sup id="cite_ref-CJR_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CJR-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CNBC_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNBC-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Initial hires included <a href="/wiki/Reed_Albergotti" title="Reed Albergotti">Reed Albergotti</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i>, Liz Hoffman of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Wall_Street_Journal" title="The Wall Street Journal">The Wall Street Journal</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-Robertson-2022_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Robertson-2022-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Max Tani of <i><a href="/wiki/Politico" title="Politico">Politico</a></i>, who would focus on technology, business and finance, and media, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-Allsop-2022_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Allsop-2022-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his role as <a href="/wiki/Editor-at-large" title="Editor-at-large">editor-at-large</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Deadline_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deadline-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Steven_Clemons" title="Steven Clemons">Steven Clemons</a>, also formerly of <i>The Wall Street Journal</i>, was hired to oversee live journalism operations, moderate on-stage interviews, and write a newsletter about American politics and policy.<sup id="cite_ref-Robertson-2022_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Robertson-2022-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/David_Weigel" title="David Weigel">David Weigel</a> writes a newsletter called <i>Americana</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Deadline_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deadline-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Benjy Sarlin is chief of the Washington, D.C., bureau.<sup id="cite_ref-Deadline_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deadline-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigerian</a> editor Yinka Adegoke leads <i>Semafor Africa</i>, the organization's first international edition.<sup id="cite_ref-CJR_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CJR-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Alexis Akwagyiram joined<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (July 2024)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> as managing editor from the <i><a href="/wiki/Financial_Times" title="Financial Times">Financial Times</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Scire_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scire-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Content">Content</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Semafor_(website)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Content"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Semafor's</i> articles and newsletters are structured into short sections, each with a separate subtitle. The first section generally consists of a short summary of the relevant facts, followed by "The Reporter's View", a section containing analysis or an editorial by the writer of the article.<sup id="cite_ref-Allsop-2022_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Allsop-2022-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other common sections include "The View From," which describes perspectives from countries or parties involved in the story, and "Room for Disagreement," which explores why the writer's analysis may be wrong.<sup id="cite_ref-Allsop-2022_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Allsop-2022-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CNBC_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNBC-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The structure, which <i>Semafor</i> calls "Semaform", is intended to clearly separate fact from opinion.<sup id="cite_ref-Robertson-2022_6-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Robertson-2022-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To allow journalists to cultivate direct relationships with their readers, <a href="/wiki/Byline" title="Byline">bylines</a> are displayed prominently.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag needs further explanation. (July 2024)">further explanation needed</span></a></i>]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-Robertson-2022_6-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Robertson-2022-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Semafor</i> publishes a daily newsletter entitled <i>Flagship</i> that covers <a href="/wiki/World_news" title="World news">world news</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Deadline_10-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deadline-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as distinct newsletters focusing on Africa, U.S. politics and policy, business and finance, climate, international security, media, and technology. Each newsletter contains a regular feature called "One Good Text" in which journalists conduct one-question interviews with politicians, business executives, or other influential<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag may use weasel words or too-vague attribution. (July 2024)">according to whom?</span></a></i>]</sup> individuals via <a href="/wiki/Text_messaging" title="Text messaging">text message</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Semafor_(website)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Events are a significant part of <i>Semafor's</i> operations: 30% of its revenue in 2022, its first year of operation, was generated by events.<sup id="cite_ref-HR_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HR-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Co-founder Justin B. Smith noted that part of the motivation for dedicating a large portion of operations to events was that traditional sources of revenue, such as subscriptions and advertising, take a long time to cultivate, while events provide an immediate source of income for a news <a href="/wiki/Startup_company" title="Startup company">startup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Stenberg_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stenberg-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Even before launching, <i>Semafor</i> had already held 12 events,<sup id="cite_ref-Bauder_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bauder-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including one in July 2022 with <a href="/wiki/Tucker_Carlson" title="Tucker Carlson">Tucker Carlson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Lorenz" title="Taylor Lorenz">Taylor Lorenz</a> that focused on <a href="/wiki/Media_bias_in_the_United_States" title="Media bias in the United States">polarization</a> and trust within the news industry,<sup id="cite_ref-Deadline2_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deadline2-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and another in November 2022 called "Media, Government, and a Healthy Democracy" with <a href="/wiki/Karine_Jean-Pierre" title="Karine Jean-Pierre">Karine Jean-Pierre</a> and <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Scaramucci" title="Anthony Scaramucci">Anthony Scaramucci</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CJR2_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CJR2-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Semafor</i> also hosted several live journalism event series. In December 2022, it hosted an event focusing on Africa to coincide with that year's <a href="/wiki/United_States%E2%80%93Africa_Leaders_Summit_2022" title="United States–Africa Leaders Summit 2022">U.S.–Africa Leaders Summit</a> in Washington, D.C. The event featured interviews with <a href="/wiki/Rwanda" title="Rwanda">Rwandan</a> president <a href="/wiki/Paul_Kagame" title="Paul Kagame">Paul Kagame</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> U.S. trade representative <a href="/wiki/Katherine_Tai" title="Katherine Tai">Katherine Tai</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Qin_Gang" title="Qin Gang">Qin Gang</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_China_to_the_United_States" title="List of ambassadors of China to the United States">China's ambassador to the U.S.</a><sup id="cite_ref-Stenberg_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stenberg-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HR_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HR-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Subsequent events included a "media summit" in April 2023 in New York City with <a href="/wiki/Barry_Diller" title="Barry Diller">Barry Diller</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Licht" title="Chris Licht">Chris Licht</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jen_Psaki" title="Jen Psaki">Jen Psaki</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_A._Smith" title="Stephen A. Smith">Stephen A. Smith</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kara_Swisher" title="Kara Swisher">Kara Swisher</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-HR_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HR-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a "World Economy Summit" in Washington, D.C., in April 2023 with <a href="/wiki/National_Economic_Council_(United_States)" title="National Economic Council (United States)">National Economic Council</a> director <a href="/wiki/Lael_Brainard" title="Lael Brainard">Lael Brainard</a><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a> president <a href="/wiki/Brad_Smith_(American_lawyer)" title="Brad Smith (American lawyer)">Brad Smith</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="China">China</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Semafor_(website)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: China"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In March 2023, <i>Semafor</i> launched its "China and Global Business Initiative," a collaboration with the <a href="/wiki/Center_for_China_and_Globalization" title="Center for China and Globalization">Center for China and Globalization</a> (CCG), a <a href="/wiki/Think_tank" title="Think tank">think tank</a> registered as a <a href="/wiki/Non-governmental_organization" title="Non-governmental organization">non-governmental organization</a> (though its independence from the Chinese Communist Party has been disputed).<sup id="cite_ref-Fischer-2023_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fischer-2023-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The initiative consists of regular events in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> and <a href="/wiki/Beijing" title="Beijing">Beijing</a>, and would foster dialogue between business leaders amid increasing <a href="/wiki/China%E2%80%93United_States_relations" title="China–United States relations">China–U.S. tensions</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Semafor's</i> partnership with the CCG has occasionally come under scrutiny<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag may use weasel words or too-vague attribution. (July 2024)">by whom?</span></a></i>]</sup>.<sup id="cite_ref-Fischer-2023_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fischer-2023-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Semafor</i> CEO Justin Smith said <i>Semafor</i> would go into the collaboration with its "eyes wide open" and that it was under "[no] illusion that Chinese business leaders or other local groups operate independently of the Chinese Communist Party." Smith also said <i>Semafor</i> would retain <a href="/wiki/Editorial_independence" title="Editorial independence">editorial independence</a> and full ownership of the project.<sup id="cite_ref-Fischer-2023_21-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fischer-2023-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The project's advisory board contains both U.S. and Chinese business leaders and academics,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources" title="Wikipedia:No original research"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable secondary sources. (July 2023)">non-primary source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> such as <a href="/wiki/Robin_Zeng" title="Robin Zeng">Robin Zeng</a>—the chairman of <a href="/wiki/CATL" title="CATL">Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited</a> and a member of the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_People%27s_Political_Consultative_Conference" title="Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference">Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference</a>—and <a href="/wiki/Wang_Huiyao" title="Wang Huiyao">Wang Huiyao</a>, founder and President of CCG. Other advisors include <a href="/wiki/Chen_Deming" title="Chen Deming">Chen Deming</a>, a former <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Commerce_(China)" title="Ministry of Commerce (China)">Minister of Commerce</a>; <a href="/wiki/Cui_Tiankai" title="Cui Tiankai">Cui Tiankai</a>, a former Chinese ambassador to the U.S.; and <a href="/wiki/Zhou_Xiaochuan" title="Zhou Xiaochuan">Zhou Xiaochuan</a>, a former governor of <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Bank_of_China" title="People's Bank of China">People's Bank of China</a>. U.S. board members include <a href="/wiki/Jessica_Chen_Weiss" title="Jessica Chen Weiss">Jessica Chen Weiss</a>, a professor at <a href="/wiki/Cornell_University" title="Cornell University">Cornell University</a> and former senior advisor to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_State" title="United States Department of State">United States Department of State</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Policy_Planning_Staff_(United_States)" title="Policy Planning Staff (United States)">Policy Planning Staff</a>; <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Yang" title="Jerry Yang">Jerry Yang</a>, co-founder of <a href="/wiki/Yahoo!" class="mw-redirect" title="Yahoo!">Yahoo!</a>; <a href="/wiki/Susan_Thornton" title="Susan Thornton">Susan Thornton</a>, former acting <a href="/wiki/Assistant_Secretary_of_State_for_East_Asian_and_Pacific_Affairs" title="Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs">Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs</a>; <a href="/wiki/Rana_Mitter" title="Rana Mitter">Rana Mitter</a>, S.T. Lee Chair in U.S.–Asia Relations at the <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Kennedy_School" title="Harvard Kennedy School">Harvard Kennedy School</a>; <a href="/wiki/John_L._Thornton" title="John L. Thornton">John L. Thornton</a>, former co-president of <a href="/wiki/Goldman_Sachs" title="Goldman Sachs">Goldman Sachs</a>; and <a href="/wiki/David_Rubenstein" title="David Rubenstein">David Rubenstein</a>, a philanthropist, investor, and former <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Assistant_to_the_President" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Assistant to the President">Deputy Assistant to the President</a> for domestic policy.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Semafor_(website)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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