Semafor climate editor leaves over Chevron ads
Bill Spindle said he tried to get the ads removed from climate stories, but Semafor refused. Semafor disputes the characterization.
Remember those newsletters we published back in October about the misleading Chevron ads in Semafor, the global news start-up founded by ex-Buzzfeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith and ex-Bloomberg Media CEO Justin Smith?
If you recall, we tried to speak with Semafor leadership about the ads. We tried to get them to explain why they think it’s appropriate to h…