Ben Smith: Why It Matters that Gawker, BuzzFeed News, and Breitbart News Failed

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Ben Smith: Why It Matters that Gawker, BuzzFeed News, and Breitbart News Failed

FromThe Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie

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