Why We've Decided to Organize
Some of us on the Gawker Media editorial staff have decided to try to unionize. Here's a brief explanation.
The NYPD Is Patrolling Gawker Because of the Charlie Hebdo Attack
The New York City Police Department has assigned police officers to guard the Manhattan offices of at least three media outlets—Gawker Media, BuzzFeed, and The Daily Beast—in direct response to the deadly shooting at the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo on January 7. Two officers assigned to Gawker’s offices in…
What's left of the late Fred Phelps' Westboro Baptist Church pickets in the vicinity of Gawker Media on its God Hates the Media Dotcom tour of New York.
Who’s Spreading Rumors That Fox Is Buying Gawker?
So here is an intriguing media rumor: Rupert Murdoch is angling to purchase Gawker Media. Yesterday, at least two media reporters approached at least two Gawker Media employees about a potential sale to Murdoch’s News Corp—or, more likely, 21st Century Fox. Apparently the rumor was first posted to Secret, the…
Yes, This Is Another Gawker Redesign
You may have noticed this morning that things that looked large on this website yesterday are now looking small, and things that were at the top are now on the side, and some things have disappeared while other things have appeared. Welcome to the latest iteration of Gawker.
(The beer-through-the-ears video below is brought to you from Cink, which is like Gawker an online publication in the Blogwire Hungary Szellemi Alkotast Hasznosito KFT family.)
The 31 Most Powerful Promo Seconds You'll See This Afternoon: Gizmodo: The Gadget Testers, The Commercial
Tech makes you giddy. Tech makes you fly. Tech makes you sumo wrestle. These are just a few of the things I learned in the whiplash-inducing commercial for the BBC America show Gizmodo: The Gadget Testers, which premieres tonight. (Full disclosure: Gizmodo is owned by Gawker Media and that is 100 percent of the reason…
The Purpose of Gawker
This memo, intended for Gawker Media employees, was published on JimRomenesko.com earlier today. In the interest of sharing our mission to bring editorial and commercial conversation with our readers — those who, under our new discussion platform, truly control it — it is being republished in full here.
Liveblog of Gizmodo's Liveblog of the iPad 3 Announcement A Post Making Fun of My Co-Workers by the Minute [Booger]
As we speak, Gawker Media gadget site Gizmodo is liveblogging writing about the forthcoming release of Apple's iPad 3. Will the new device have a screen? Will it have a blade for stabbing Nook users? Will Steve Jobs descend from the heavens with a chorus of angels? Will the angels be clothed, or will there be "naked…
Join the Party: Help Gawker Media Raise Money for Same-Sex Marriage
We crack wise about a lot of things here at Gawker, and generally avoid getting all serious and earnest about the political issues of the day. But this month, in honor of Pride Month, we've decided to, earnestly and seriously, throw our support behind something we're truly passionate about: marriage equality. So we're…
Favre Scandal Breaks Through to Today Show
Deadspin's exclusive story about Brett Favre has been on fire the past week. The scoop by Gawker.com's sister (brother?) site has attracted more than 1 million readers since it was first published and continues to attract national media attention, including an appearance by Deadspin.com editor-in-chief AJ Daulerio…
A Quick Video Tour of Gawker Media's New iPad-Friendly Redesign
It seems everyone's gone crazy with speculation over Gawker Media's impending redesign. While the layout is still a work in progress, this video—shot months ago for the release of the iPad—shines light on the design's possibilities.
Gawker Media Hiring Full-Time TV Booker
Gawker Media, publisher of some of the web's most loved sites, is seeking a booker to handle incoming media requests as well as proactively book our editors for interviews/appearances on television and in print.
Gawker Creative Services Is Hiring
The folks at Gawker Creative Services — the ones responsible for the little sponsored posts that run on the front page from time to time — is hiring. Read on if you're interested.
Jobs at Gawker Media
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The Gawker Skybox (Update: Had) Issues: An Apology and Explanation
Good morning! Welcome back from the long holiday weekend. If you're like us, you're probably wondering why pictures of Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black are the first things you see at the top of the home page. It's a glitch, we're told, that's running art from two different ad campaigns on the site right now. …
Sorry About That
Our ad sales team fell for a malware scam. Sorry if it crashed your computer.
Want to Keep Track of Gawker Media's Money?
Gawker Media, publisher of some of the web's most loved titles, is seeking a Controller to oversee all things finance at a fast-growing online media company. Duties include overseeing the accounting staff and bearing ultimate responsibility for financial reporting, accounts payable and receivable, payroll, and…
