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Gawker Media is a blogging company founded and owned by Nick Denton.
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- According to the London Sunday Times, Nick Denton is worth roughly $290 million
- The compensation scheme for Gawker writers is famously complex, although salaries are reportedly low
- Ana Marie Cox now blogs for Time Magazine
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History
Gawker differs from similar companies in that it tends not to hire bloggers, per se, but often hires professional (or professional-quality) writers for the personalities they bring to the sites, and whose expertise on their subjects may be largely gained on the job. Several Gawker alumni, such as Choire Sicha of Gawker.com and Ana Marie Cox of Wonkette, have gained greater career notoriety since leaving the Gawker fold.In April, 2008, Gawker Media announced that they were selling three of their under performing blogs, which include Gridskipper, Idolator, and Wonkette.Gawker.com: Gawker.com
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In an internal e-mail obtained by CNET News.com, Denton explained the sale: "To be blunt: they each had their editorial successes; but someone else will have better luck selling the advertising than we did." CNET News.com: Report: Facebook threatens to ban Gawker's Denton (January 16, 2008)Categories
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Gawker Media on Amazon
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Deadspin - $0.01
Deadspin is sports news without access, favor, or discretion. Sports is an endless well of stories, on-field and off, where the athletes are fascinating whether they're being tackled, being arrested, or being lap-danced -- and t...
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The Gawker Guide to Conquering All Media - $22.95
With the same deliciously biting irreverence and insider dish that's made Gawker.com addictive to millions of readers every month, The Gawker Guide to Conquering All Media serves up a hilarious blueprint for climbing to megawa...
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The Gawker Guide to Conquering All Media - $22.95
With the same deliciously biting irreverence and insider dish that's made Gawker.com addictive to millions of readers every month, The Gawker Guide to Conquering All Media serves up a hilarious blueprint for climbing to megawatt p...
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Valleywag - $0.01
Valleywag is a tech gossip rag. You people in Silicon Valley are far too busy changing the world to care about sex, greed and hypocrisy.Kindle blogs are fully downloaded onto your Kindle so you can read ...
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Defamer - $0.01
You could argue that New York has no need for a gossip blog like Gawker. There's Page Six, and Rush & Molloy, and people in power are accustomed to a bit of mockery. By contrast, in so far as a city ever needed a gossip rag, LA ...
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