What is Gothamist?
Short Answer
- Gothamist is a network of 14 city-oriented blogs
- Each covers local news, events, gossip, food, and entertainment
- Most are titled with the city name or nickname + "ist" (Austinist, DCist)
- The network currently covers Austin, Boston, Chicago, Washington, D.C., New York City, Houston, Los Angeles, London, Philadelphia, São Paulo, Seattle, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Toronto
- Parisist and Miamiist have been put on hiatus
- Similar to Metroblogging
Slightly Longer Answer
- Gothamist was founded in 2003, to focus on "New York City and everything that happens in it". Beginning in 2004, the company founded blogs in other cities based on the same formula. According to Gothamist LLC, it is "the most popular network of city blogs on the Internet today". Its main competition is the Metroblogging network.
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