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Executive Editor and EIC of Gawker resigning - too ethical for this hateful world
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Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
Ping me back when Nick Denton himself has been tarred and feathered.
Everything else is a mockery.
Everything else is a mockery.
backflip10019
Member
Good. Fuck those guys. No integrity whatsoever.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Wait so are they leaving because the editorial staff wanted to leave that shitty story up with no apologies or retraction?
F0rneus
Tears in the rain
Read defended the post on Twitter. Said he didn't care about shaming cheaters.
so much integrity
maquiladora
Member
Not enough.
They're pissed that they didn't have total freedom to sling shit like they thought.
Two down, now just shut the whole thing down.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
This is spin. "You can't fire me, I quit," essentially.
Ayup, you should read the previous thread about it ... it was a pretty unique read.
shadyspace
Banned
The level of unprofessionalism on display from the editorial guy in that text message thread is staggering. These people are children.
Basileus777
Member
They should have been fired for approving that article. But now they get to play the martyr.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Oh ok that makes sense. For a second I thought it was the reverse. Hopefully this won't save gawker from that big boot/leg drop combo that they for coming.
They'll make their own spinoff blog
bodyofanamerican
Member
I gather that was a kind of "we have to present a unified front" type thing. I'm sure a few editors thought it was scummy, but once it went up, they needed to speak with one voice because now it's out there, and now it's a matter of edit vs. ownership (in their perception).
crooked spin
Member
What actual good would it do? Appease advertisers? The info is already out there and is still out there even though the store is "down".
it's about integrity in yellow journalism
What a surprise: a Deadspin alum (Tommy Craggs) is front-and-center in this shitshow.
Deadspin is utter shit. It's "Ira and the Douche" shock jock radio levels of dickbaggery and stupidity but with the pretentious multipliers that they're 1) different, 2) better, and 3) can therefore devote time to ridiculing those they're better than. That they're less shit than Gawker on-the-whole doesn't mean much.
To hell with them.
Deadspin is utter shit. It's "Ira and the Douche" shock jock radio levels of dickbaggery and stupidity but with the pretentious multipliers that they're 1) different, 2) better, and 3) can therefore devote time to ridiculing those they're better than. That they're less shit than Gawker on-the-whole doesn't mean much.
To hell with them.
Basileus777
Member
It's just amazing how self absorbed and utterly self serving Gawker's editorial is coming across as. Even Denton is almost made sympathetic when reading that article.
It is, but the unified front that they're pushing is ridiculous and earning everyone of them deserved scorn.
It really is.
The original dead spin was amazing when the actually talented Will Leitch was involved. After he left it become were holier than though even though were basically a celeb tabloid for athletes.
It would at least acknowledge that they know it was a mistake. It's like arguing I should be able to host an illegal file because the file is already out there on the internet.
RockTurtle
Member
you gotta put in certain keywords for him to appear and defend whatever ethically shitty thing gawker is doing.
hmm let's see:
kotaku sucks
gawker media is trash
those two should be a good enough signal
What other tabloid would be fine with blackmail anyway? Gawker editors look like an amateur hour parade. This isn't Lois Lane vs Lex Luthor, it's a lack of awareness and ethics 101
Yea it's ridiculous. I suppose that's the price you pay for unions...
My guess is that Tommy Craggs will join Bill Simmons for some website project
Yea it's ridiculous. I suppose that's the price you pay for unions...
My guess is that Tommy Craggs will join Bill Simmons for some website project
crooked spin
Member
This is really the heart of the matter, isn't it? 99% of the people acting self righteous about this issue don't actually care about it -- they already hate Gawker and finally have a cause to rally around and look morally superior in the process.
Gawker's not going anywhere.
funkystudent
Member
But if we can't help blackmailers out gays who knows what we will be told we can't do next!
I don't think Simmons after successfully launching grantland on the backs of amazing editors and actual journalistic pieces would be dumb enough to undo all that good will and hang around Craggs.
dave is ok
aztek is ok
They're facing a giant lawsuit which threatens their solvency. And that was before this, which could lead to another lawsuit.
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