Andrew Sullivan Takes On BuzzFeed During Social Media Week

At last night's Social Media Week panel, a heated (but friendly) debate over editorial independence vs. advertising interests erupted between The Dish blogger Andrew Sullivan and BuzzFeed's Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith (and many Buzzfeed staff members in the audience). Here's a recap of the conversation as it unfolded by a mix of journalists, marketers, and bloggers in social media: