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• #Gawker out of business series

The moment will come soon enough when you need a Gawker, and you’ll be furious that you no longer have one." There is no freedom in this world but power and money."Ĭhoire Sicha situates Gawker in the great pantheon of shuttered media publications alongside Spy and Grantland, writing that "Gawker existed for far longer than anyone deserved. "If you want to write stories that might anger a billionaire, you need to work for another billionaire yourself, or for a billion-dollar corporation. A billionaire can pick off an individual writer and leave that person penniless and without legal protection. Here is one last true story: You live in a country where a billionaire can put a publication out of business. "Gawker always said it was in the business of publishing true stories. Tom Scocca took a different tone, signing off with a dark message: "We are certainly grateful for the chance we had to type things for you all." "Anyone who made a living doing this for one single day is luckier than most," wrote Hamilton Nolan, the site's longest-serving writer.

#Gawker out of business series

did not publish any traditional news stories on Monday - instead, opting for a series of retrospectives and essays that were at times nostalgic, and at times bitterly angry. (There have been no redundancies as a result of the closure, with writers offered roles at other Gawker Media properties.) But it has taken the decision to permanently close, Gawker Media's flagship title. Univision is keeping most of Gawker Media's websites open, including tech blog Gizmodo and sports news site Deadspin. The snarky, often-controversial, fearless gossip and politics blog closed its doors for good on Monday night, signing off with a series of of essays and reflections from Gawker writers, and a final post from founder Nick Denton entitled "How Things Work."Īfter being bankrupted by a surreal legal battle with former pro-wrestler Hulk Hogan, secretly funded by vengeful billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel, the media company was sold to Univision for $135 million (£102 million) earlier in August.