Gawker Media

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:media_company
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Univision_Communications
gptkbp:acquisitionYear 2016
gptkbp:bankruptcy_cause Hulk Hogan lawsuit
gptkbp:businessModel private
gptkbp:controversy journalistic ethics
celebrity gossip
legal battles
outing of public figures
privacy invasion
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:bankruptcy
2016
gptkbp:founded 2002
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Nick_Denton
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:New_York_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gawker Media
gptkbp:industry gptkb:media
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Bollea_v._Gawker
gptkbp:notableEditor gptkb:Nick_Denton
gptkb:A.J._Daulerio
gptkb:Elizabeth_Spiers
gptkbp:notableEvent publication of Hulk Hogan sex tape
gptkbp:notableFeature media criticism
editorial independence
blog network
pop culture coverage
Silicon Valley coverage (Valleywag)
automotive coverage (Jalopnik)
breaking news stories
commenter community
gaming coverage (Kotaku)
life hacks (Lifehacker)
politics coverage
science fiction coverage (io9)
snarky tone
sports coverage (Deadspin)
technology coverage
women's issues coverage (Jezebel)
gptkbp:notableInvestment Peter Thiel (indirectly, as funder of lawsuit)
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:Jezebel
gptkb:Gizmodo
gptkb:Gawker
gptkb:Valleywag
gptkb:io9
gptkb:Deadspin
gptkb:Jalopnik
gptkb:Kotaku
gptkb:Lifehacker
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees ~250 (at peak)
gptkbp:parent_company_after_acquisition gptkb:Univision_Communications
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Gizmodo_Media_Group
gptkbp:website gawker.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gizmodo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4