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More Cuts at Gawker

Editors at Gawker, Gizmodo and Jezebel blogs are facing the ax. Gawker editor Sheila McClear has been let go, as has an editorial assistant at Jezebel, while Gawker weekend editor Alex Carnevale’s monthly contract was not renewed, writes FishbowlNY.

More Incisions Made at Gawker

Gawker editor Sheila McClear has been let go, as has an editorial assistant at Jezebel, while Gawker weekend editor Alex Carnevale’s monthly contract was not renewed, writes FishbowlNY (via MediaBuyerPlanner).

Consumers Union to Buy Gawker Blog Consumerist

Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports magazine, planned to announce on Wednesday that it had acquired Consumerist.com, a popular blog formerly owned by Gawker Media. Consumerist is one of several sites Gawker has sold …

Gawker unloads Consumerist.com

Gawker Media continues to rejigger and has sold Consumerist.com to Consumer Reports publisher Consumers Union. Terms weren't disclosed. Consumerist.com will be the first property housed under the non-profit Consumer Media LLC entity, and per Consumer Reports' policy, won't accept advertising in an effort to remain unbiased, the buyer said in a statement Wednesday.

Gawker Media Sells Consumerist Blog

Gawker Media announced Tuesday that it has sold its Consumerist blog to Consumers Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports.

Gawker Media sells Consumerist blog

Gawker Media announced Tuesday that it has sold its Consumerist blog to Consumers Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports.

Gawker's Denton: Job Cuts Part of Being "Perversely Conservative"

Gawker Media owner Nick Denton tells Silicon Alley Insider: "You could argue that we're being perversely conservative," after his online media company reportedly lays off several employees and cuts the hours of others, despite ad revenues that were nearly 40 percent higher in November, compared with a year ago.

Gawker Sells Consumerist To Consumer Reports

nickdentonnew.jpgNick Denton's Gawker Media has sold its "Consumerist" blog to Consumer Reports, a source says. We estimate the purchase price was about $1-$2 million, cash (Peter Kafka puts the price at $500,000 or so).

Gawker Lays Off Its One Female Employee

Say what you will about Gawker. They’re too snarky, or they’re not funny at all, or they’re not insider-y enough anymore.

Gawker Media's rolling layoffs continue

New York-based blog network Gawker Media continues to trim its staff after a big layoff round in October, MediaBistro reported Tuesday. A few more members of the editorial staff have been let go, and a few others have been downgraded to part-time employees.

Gawker Video Dude Kills Monthly Media Party

pool-5.jpg"Media Meshing," the monthly party for NYC media-types thrown by Gawker Media video dude Richard Blakeley, is going away. Blakeley (pictured, flexing biceps) is killing the party after this month's, Mediabistro reports. Why? Blakeley blames the economy:

Gawker Selling off Defamer

Gawker's resolution for the new year? Shed a bit of weight. As we reported last week, the blog network sold its popular site Consumerist to Consumers Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports.

More Gawker Layoffs, Even As Ad Revenues Climb 39%

denton_pie.jpgAbout a month ago, Gawker Media owner Nick Denton scared the crap out of everyone saying ad revenues could plummet as much as 40% during the current downturn.

Gawker: How the hottest gossip empire lost its mojo

He saw the future of online publishing, and built a multi-million-dollar gossip blog empire. Then, for his next trick, Nick Denton foretold the economic meltdown. But as he sells off his prime assets – and crosses swords with a few too many of his victims – Ian Burrell asks if the Gawker kingpin can survive

How Gawker lost its mojo

He saw the future of online publishing, and built a multi-million-dollar gossip blog empire. Then, for his next trick, Nick Denton foretold the economic meltdown. But as he sells off his prime assets – and crosses swords with a few too many of his victims – Ian Burrell asks if the Gawker kingpin can survive

Jon Friedman's Media Web: Gawker's Nick Denton: Smart and blunt

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Nick Denton, the chief executive of Gawker Media, who is as smart and blunt as his blogs, is worried about the economy's impact on his media empire.

Consumers Union To Buy Gawkers Consumerist.com

Consumers Union is buying Consumerist.com from Gawker Media, according to the New York Times—meshing the non-profit publisher’s interest in expanding its reach to a younger online crowd with Nick Denton’s latest blog diet. (The Times, the average age of a print Consumer Reports sub is 60 and ConsumerReports.com is 50, while the snarkier Consumerist draws from the 18-49 crowd.) Kevin McKean, VP and editorial director of Consumers Union, told the NYT the blog would be part of a new division, that the current editors would stay on and that the style would stay the same. Two contributors who were laid off by Gawker will rejoin the site in January. No terms disclosed.

The Padma Lakshmi Husband Drive

Padma LakshmiAs part of their wrap-up of the season finale of a show called Top Chef (it may be The Top Chef, we can’t be sure), Gawker was dismayed at the single status of the show’s lead, Padma Lakshmi. Usually we think of the writers and editors at Gawker as snark-spewing, clever gremlins, but they’re really people; like you, us and Apollo Creed (yes, he is quite a character).

Gawker Sells Site To Consumer Union

The three-year-old Consumerist.com blog will become part of the non-profit group that publishes Consumer Reports.

Gawker's Nick Denton: Smart and blunt

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Gawker's Nick Denton: End for the King of Snarkasm?

Just before New Year's, news came out from AlleyInsider and others about the imminent sale of Defamer, the online wagazine that touts itself as "The L.A. Gossip Rag." Defamer is

Does Gawker Hate Black People?

After reading Alex Pareene’s Dec. 30 blog entry about Cynthia McKinney’s ill-fated trip to bring medical supplies to Gaza, some might get suspicious.

FishbowlDC, Gawker Explain Howard Berkes Rumor

Read Maggie Lee's comment to the blog post Kissing Coverage Goodbye in the Journalism Education: Tips, Trends, Discussions blog.

Facebook Connect Boosts Gawker's New User Sign-Ups, Comments

Top25FacebookConnect.jpgThree weeks after it launched, about 100,000 people have signed up for Facebook Connect, the social network's service that allows members to use their accounts on participating third-party sites across the Internet.

Consumer Reports' Publisher Acquires Gawker Media's Consumerist.com

America's most trusted consumer advocate bolsters new media offerings; Purchase comes during period of organization's continued growth

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