Semafor launched today, which I'd realised when a story from the outlet hit HN's front page. The FT backgrounder gives good context on the organisation and its plans. Founders' backgrounds include the FT, Reuters, Bloomberg, the Washington Post, Vox Media, Buzzfeed News (not identical with the viral side of that organisation), and others. The launch itself comes at an interesting time....
There are also a few contextualising articles, erm, semaforms, on Semafor's own site:
There are also a few contextualising articles, erm, semaforms, on Semafor's own site:
"Welcome to Semafor" by CEO Ben Smith: <https://www.semafor.com/article/10/18/2022/welcome-to-semafo...>
"What is a Semaform?" <https://www.semafor.com/article/10/18/2022/what-is-a-semafor...>