Gawker.com – 2003–2016
If you were wondering how Gawker.com would fit into a company that also publishes Fusion, I guess you have your answer.
If you were wondering how Gawker.com would fit into a company that also publishes Fusion, I guess you have your answer.
Next week Gawker.com will no longer exist. Other Gawker brands, like Kotaku, Gizmodo and Jezebel, will continue to operate.
The news comes following a US$135 million bid for Gawker Media from Univision, and gives the sale a much more somber tone. Fans of Gawker Media beware, because this is likely just the start.
After nearly fourteen years of operation, Gawker.com will be shutting down next week. The decision to close Gawker comes days after Univision successfully bid $135 million for Gawker Media’s six other websites, and four months after the Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel revealed his clandestine legal campaign against the company.
Nick Denton, the company’s outgoing CEO, informed current staffers of the site’s fate on Thursday afternoon, just hours before a bankruptcy court in Manhattan will decide whether to approve Univision’s bid for Gawker Media’s other assets. Staffers will soon be assigned to other editorial roles, either at one of the other six sites or elsewhere within Univision. Near-term plans for Gawker.com’s coverage, as well as the site’s archives, have not yet been finalized.
Good book too:
Gawker: An Oral History (Kindle Single)
