Ben Smith
- January 5, 2024
- Blogger
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Ben Smith |
| Occupation | Blogger |
| Date Of Birth | Nov 4, 1976(1976-11-04) |
| Age | 48 |
| Birthplace | Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | New York State |
| Horoscope | Scorpio |
Ben Smith Biography
| Name | Ben Smith |
| Birthday | Nov 4 |
| Birth Year | 1976 |
| Place Of Birth | Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Home Town | New York State |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
| Siblings | Rosemary Szanyi, Emlen Smith |
| Spouse | Liena Zagare (m. 2002) |
Ben Smith is one of the most popular and richest Blogger who was born on November 4, 1976 in Dunedin, New Zealand, New York State, United States. Political journalist and blogger who became the editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed in December of 2011.
He was a colleague of Jonathan Steinberg at BuzzFeed.
Smith was born and raised in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, the son of author Dian (née Goldston) and attorney Robert S. Smith, who served as an associate judge on the New York Court of Appeals. His mother was Jewish and a Democrat while his father was a Christian and conservative. He greatly admired his grandfather, a novelist who also ghostwrote for Mickey Mantle and Tommy John, and his grandmother a Mark Twain scholar. He graduated with a B.A. summa cum laude from Yale University in 1999, where he wrote for The Yale Herald and The New Journal magazine. He was a resident of Morse College. Smith first became interested in journalism during junior year of college as an intern at The Forward.
Smith’s first professional reporting job was doing the crime beat for The Indianapolis Star. He then moved to Latvia to take a position at The Baltic Times and also began reporting for The Wall Street Journal Europe (until 2001). Smith has also written for The New York Sun (2002–2003), the New York Observer (2003–2006) and wrote a political column for the New York Daily News (2006–2007) Between 2004 and 2006, Smith also started three of the leading New York City political blogs, the Politicker, the Daily Politics, and Room Eight.
He was born and raised in NYC to attorney Robert S. Smith and mother, Dian G. Smith. He married Latvian writer Liena Zagare in 2002; they have three children.
Ben Smith Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Blogger |
| House | Living in own house. |
Ben Smith is one of the richest Blogger from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ben Smith 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
His first gig in journalism was as a crime beat reporter for The Indianapolis Star. He graduated from Yale University in 1999 with a BA summa cum laude.
He has worked for The Baltic Times, Wall Street Journal Europe, New York Sun, New York Observer, the Politicker, the Daily Politics, Room Eight and Politico.
Benjamin Eli Smith (born November 4, 1976) is an American journalist who has worked as a media columnist for The New York Times since January 2020. From 2011 to 2020, he was the editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed News.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 feet 11 inches |
Ben Smith height 5 feet 11 inches Ben weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Ben Smith Dating?
According to our records, Ben Smith married to Liena Zagare (m. 2002). As of December 1, 2023, Ben Smith’s is not dating anyone.
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Smith interviewed Obama in early 2015 for BuzzFeed’s first presidential interview.
Facts & Trivia
Ben Ranked on the list of most popular Blogger. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ben Smith celebrates birthday on November 4 of every year.
On May 17, 2020, Smith published an article titled “Is Ronan Farrow Too Good to Be True?” asserting that some of Farrow’s journalism did not hold up to scrutiny. In response, Farrow said that he stood by his reporting.
Is Ben Smith a Democrat?
Politico. Smith wrote for the news outlet Politico from 2008 to 2011, joining as that site expanded. Joining Politico from the New York Daily News in 2007, Smith covered the Democratic presidential primary for Politico in 2008.
What happened to Ben Smith CrossFit?
In 2019, Smith failed to qualify through the Open and Sanctionals as he was recovering from a knee surgery he had in January 2019. However, the record for the most consecutive attendances at the Games was extended to 11 when he received a wildcard invite to the Games.
Is Ben Smith retired?
Smith has confirmed he is weighing up retirement – but is not discounting the possibility of squeezing a few more games out of his body – as he completes his final contract with Japanese club Kobe.
How old is Ben Smith CrossFit?
32 years (May 16, 1990)
Where is Ben Smith from Bachelorette?
After returning to civilian life, Ben made the decision to focus on his passion for health and nutrition, which lead him to sunny Venice Beach , where he currently lives.