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Near the end of day yesterday, Gawker's Doree Shafrir handed in her two weeks notice. She'll be leaving us for the New York Observer, where she'll write and report on "ideas." (That role has been, it seems, officially unfilled since the departure of Sheelah Kolhatkar for Portfolio over the winter.) Doree began here as an "associate editor" last October, and early this year transitioned to reporting on the media full-time. She can only be replaced here at Gawker with a terrifying room full of jerry-rigged threshing machines held together with baling wire and lubricated with grain alcohol. We sincerely wish her the best of luck in destroying Jared Kushner from inside his own shop—or, at least, in bringing that paper what the boy publisher may not know it so desperately needs.
Doree Shafrir Ankles New Media Sweatshop
12:09 PM on Tue Aug 28 2007
By Choire
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
You're a fantastic writer, Doree. I'll look for your stuff wherever. Good good luck.
(& this makes me sad. xo/k)
Good luck, Doree.
And if you're looking to hire a replacement, I can probably kick my addictions to Oxycontin and model airplane glue by sometime in mid 2008.
Hey, best of luck! Although of course you'll be missed greatly around here.
Doree - don't let Gawker be a stepping stone to the Douchocracy. Stay gold!
Fare thee well, Doree! Fare thee well.
I won't believe it until I see your farewell e-mail.
I always feel happy when I see a photo of Doreen. She's got an angelic glow about her. I'll miss her writing.
Good Luck!
Why don't you just tell the truth and admit you're replacing our beloved Doree with Tionna Smalls?
But Teh Hillz has only just started, Doree...
Sigh.
Good luck!
Good luck! You'll be missed! *PMC pulls out bottle of Scotch, starts to drink and weep alternately*
Wishing you all the best in your new job!
@ediebeale: Precisely why Doree herself hasn't told us that things are up and popping for her yet.
I am so sad right now but so happy for Doree. Also just in case you didn't believe in astrologyzone.com yet: "There are two different ways you may feel the coming lunar eclipse August 28, plus or minus five days.
In this scenario, your day-to-day work routine will change in some significant way. You may see a trusted coworker or subordinate suddenly depart"
Dammit!
Well, best wishes, D. I hope this move is great for you!
@emily: OMG so spooky!
Go get 'em, kiddo!
good luck, doree! you rawk.
@emily: Zoinks! I really need to go read mine. I hope it says something about some nice mens. Or a sandwich. I'll take either one.
Good luck. Thanks for hooking me up with a commenter invite!
@LolCait: apparently there's an opening at gawker media....
she's leaving because sicha wouldn't change her title on the masthead/sidebar/whatevah
I'm going to miss the funny, eloquent Doree. And I'm going to miss people teasing her for needing to make it home before sundown on Fridays.
Good luck, baby, and don't make your pal Emily regret the effects of this eclipse [upthread]--keep in touch! :-)
xo,
josh_speed
"DEPARTURES ON GREAT TERMS" I just replaced "GREAT" for "BAD" in the linked browser and was sorely disappointed. Oh well...
Gawker is slowly dispatching an army of journo-ops throughout this city. Soon enough, Jews won't run the Media, Denton will. (I'm kidding, the Jews still will.)
See Ye, Doree.
Doree was the one:
- That got my first pitch for Past, Over and knew I could do better.
- That I met for the first time with five or six scotches in me.
- That has corrected a bajillion typos, mis-spellings, and grammatical errors.
- That received way too many "OMG, I'll get it done by lunch, I promise" e-mails from me.
- That encouraged and guided me so well.
Thank you, lovely, and best.
Ideas? In The Observer? Hmmmm. Well, if anyone can pull that half-court bank-shot off, Doree can. The NYO's gain is Gawker's -- and our -- loss. Congrats, Doree. We shall miss you.
I was going to subscribe since the new on line front page no longer gets me directly to Rex's reviews. Now that you're going there I'll subscribe today. Congrats.
Since this actually means, net-net, more Doree for me to read, I'm okay with it. I'll just visit Gawker less.
Kidding! But you are an awesome writer, Doree, with very good ideas. Also very pretty and I like the way you do your hair.
Today, I learned that "ankle" can be a verb.
Doree, here's hoping that every new day rewards you with a new and enriching life lesson as well!
Also the tags on this are frightfully awesome.
goddamn it do i have to start reading NYO again?
Best of luck, Doree. You have great talent.
@emily: Second time I'll say it today. That site is freaky.
Doree:
Our loss. Their gain.
Chocolate Chip Cookies to follow.
She'll still be dancing Thursday nights at the Boom-Boom Room, right?
I need a way to stay current with DS without reading the NYO!
Congratulations, Doree. Best of luck!
@karion: It said ominous things about my source of income so do not want! I'm ignoring all positive things said about it for the rest of the day.
farewell doree- i'll never forget that time last week that i accidentally woke up before noon and was worried why idolater hadn't updated for the day (was gawker media downsizing?!) but you calmly reminded me that idolator was on california time, and i was soon feeling much better and then i took a nap.
@LolCait: Why choose when you can just have a Manwich?
Book me a bed at the Owen Wilson suite...sssslllliiiitttt
Doree - hope you're getting health benefits now! (good luck)
Doree is the Gawker family member that I identify with:
"Doree is the quiet one who is always wrapped up in reading [and] who never wants to have anything to do with the others."
[blakeley.livejournal.com]
When she goes I'll feel so alone.
@emily: That AstrologyZone stuff is so on point. Mine told me I'd face a great expense within 5 days of the eclipse and I just got a call about a minor fender bender that I'm told is gonna cost me an entirely new bumper and Styrofoam absorber; g-ddamned aligned planets and such.
Oh, and good luck, Dor!
Fuck. I go to lunch and come back to this.
I double ditto KUO's kind comments way at the top.
All the best. Uh, cheers? Bye.
I'll particularly miss Doree's coverage of the internal travails of the NY Times.
Backwards, her name is Ee-Rod.
Eeeeeeee-Rod!
Oh, sorry.
Was it something we said?
Best of luck in your new endeavors!
Best of luck!
Congratulations and good luck, Doree.
@atipofthehat: omg, my name is Rod and I never noticed that. me am bizarro.
Congrats Doree. It was awesome having the privilege of reading your stuff on gawker -- you brought so much laughter to my mornings and afternoons. You will be missed! Good luck and Godspeed.
Good luck!
You will look good in salmon, or whatever color that newsprint is.
@TimesSquared:
agreed. i hope we'll still be kept aware of their elevator/office furniture/cafeteria struggles (seriously).
omg, don't ever change, bff's 4ever!! see you after our first semester at college!
(does this mean you're angling to replace Choire after the required stint at the salmon paper?)
Wait. This whole time. You've just been using us to make the Observer jealous? Doree, thy name is Mystery.
Kushner seems to do a good job surrounding himself with women who are better-known, more talented, and better-looking than he is. Best of luck to you, Doree. And make sure somebody tak