Gawker Media’s other properties, websites like Deadspin, Gizmodo, Lifehacker, Jezebel and Jalopnik, were subsequently sold to Univision in August 2016 for $135 million. Bustle Media chief Bryan Goldberg purchased Gawker for $1.35 million in a bankruptcy court auction in July 2018.Īlso Read: CNN Sheds 100-Plus Employees in Buyouts Hulk Hogan) and his billionaire backer Peter Thiel. Gawker Media was forced into bankruptcy in 2016 after losing a Florida lawsuit brought by ex-pro wrestler Terry Bollea (a.k.a. And in June, Gawker editor Ben Barna quit and returned to his job at Interview just five months after being hired. Soon after, the company pushed back its planned “early 2019” relaunch to later in the year. In January, Maya Kosoff and Anna Breslaw, the site’s only two full-time writers, quit over concerns about editorial director Carson Griffith, who they said made offensive jokes and racist comments in the workplace. The decision follows months of behind-the-scenes turmoil at the new version of Gawker. Matt Hardigree Published JComments ( 377) Those of you who read other Gawker sites probably noticed a new discussion system that breaks with the chronological system you've become. For now, we are focusing company resources and efforts on our most recent acquisitions, Mic, The Outline, Nylon and Inverse.”īustle Digital Group, which purchased Gawker assets a year ago, canceled the relaunch of the news and gossip site and terminated employees Tuesday night, according to the New York Post, which first reported the news.Īlso Read: Disney, Fox Film Division Hit With Third Round of Layoffs Later that year it sold consumer information blog Consumerist to the Consumers Union.The relaunch of Gawker is being postponed indefinitely, and all staff members have been laid off.īustle Digital Group declined to provide details, but in a statement provided to TheWrap, a spokesperson said: “We can confirm that we are postponing the Gawker launch. In addition, Gawker sold-off some of its online properties during 2008, including Idolator (music blog), Gridskipper (urban travel blog), and Wonkette (political blog). The consolidation was made in order to make it easier to sell space to advertisers. Posts for the two blogs appear on and on slimmed-down Defamer- and Valleywag-branded sites. As a result, Gawker staffers now cover Defamer and Valleywag's territory (Hollywood and Silicon Valley, California, respectively). In late 2008 and early 2009 the company folded its Defamer and Valleywag blogs into. The company made the purchase to increase its total visitors and create "new topic and people pages" on Gawker.īefore these product enhancements, the company had made several cuts in response to a slowing economy and sluggish advertising sales. about his car history, Volvos, and how he started in journalism & joined Jalopnik basically Fake it till you make it, or they ruin your career. The site is a people directory, offering news about more than 2,000 notable New Yorkers. I interview Matt Hardigree of Gizmodo media, formerly Gawker & Jalopnik. Previously, the company added a new site into the fold when it acquired CityFile for an undisclosed amount in 2010. Denton said the change repositioned Gawker from a blog to a news site. In 2011 it launched a site redesign that drastically changed its layout to a more magazine-style format. The company continues to make changes to portfolio of content as it adapts to the ever-changing world of online media.
Gawker Media includes nearly 10 blogs, which earn the bulk of their money through ad revenue. was launched in 2002 and other Gawker Media blogs soon followed, covering niche topics such as electronic gadgets (Gizmodo), sports news (Deadspin), and feminist culture (Jezebel).
Gawker Media is the brain child of Nick Denton, a former Financial Times writer and founder of Moreover Technologies. Gawker Media publishes the celebrity-obsessed Manhattan's media news, pop culture, and gossip blog, . The blog's Gawker Stalker feature keeps tabs on the comings and goings of celebrities in New York.
One publication actually condones stalking.
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