Entries tagged "Gawker"
Conservative TV commentator Tucker Carlson is the latest to launch a new media startup to compete with Ariana Huffington's HuffPo.
The growth of celebrity gossip blogs may limit the recovery for entertainment magazines, according to an analyst report.
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. ...
Was there a newspaper bubble? The New York Times' DealBook argues the case. Newspapers aren't the only ones in trouble. NPR is laying off too as corporate donors cut back because of the poor economy, according to Gawker. Silicon Alley Insider notes that even Bloomberg is feeling the pinch of the credit crisis, but given that some 100,000 Wall Streeters have been laid off recently, it comes as little surprise. The credit crisis also forced Reed Elsevier plc to pull its auction of Reed Business Information because of a lack of interest. PaidContent offers a complete timeline of the failed...
