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'Crain's' Newsroom In A Cold Sweat
Crain's New York Business editor Greg David, a 22-year veteran of the magazine, was kicked upstairs earlier this month, and he's none too happy about it. "David is not going quietly," a tipster tells us, describing the atmosphere as "really horrific." Apparently there have been tears in the ladies room! Frankly, we would be kind of cranky ourselves if management declared us past our expiration date after 22 years. Yesterday, David fired assistant managing editor Carmen Fleetwood, but we hear the decision probably wasn't related&mdash the two often butted heads. Fleetwood hadn't been at Crain's long&mdash she joined the magazine in June after 13 years as a reporter and editor at Dow Jones Newswires.
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By MaggieComment by rubbernecker: He should have been gone long ago. David made Crain's one of the most hellish places to work in NY... more » | Other threads
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This Week In Gawker Redundancies
See, the thing is, we don't really like getting rid of our commenters. Or, you know, we do, but we get distracted really easily. Ooh, look at that adorable puppy outside. OMG so cute! What? Oh, yeah. As we were saying. Sometimes we forget that it's time to clean out a little bit of the dead wood 'round these parts. And then sometimes we remember. Today is one of the days when we remember. Security, please escort the following folks out: More » -
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This Week In Gawker Redundancies
You probably thought yesterday's little expulsion drill meant that you were safe from redundancy for another week, right? Wrong! We are particularly bloodthirsty of late, and our mania will not be sated until we've escorted another batch of commenters off of Gawker property. This week, however, we've decided we're going to concentrate on a specific group of commenter to can. How did we choose? It's a kind of magic. More »
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By abalkComment by KittyPryde: I like Harry Potter, and His Dark Materials. Hell, I have a huge comic book collection, and My Little Pony... more » | Other threads
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We can't convict Lindsay. We can't kill Paris. So we're taking our anger out on our own commenters. Hey, slow news day, isn't it? More »
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By abalkComment by Trixie from Toronto: I fucking hate the "must be a slow news day" people. They are almost as annoying as the "FIRST" people. Good... more » | Other threads
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This Week In Gawker Redundancies
Been a while since we cleared out the dead wood round these parts, and we're feeling a little itchy. (Maybe we should manscape!) So let's get right down to business: The following people are fired. And probably unattractive to boot. More »
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By abalkComment by clergymen from molluscs: @trix-are-for-kids: Bwa-ha-ha, yes. more » | Other threads
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This Week In Gawker Redundancies
You probably figured that we forget about redundancies this week, didn't you? Uh, yeah, we totally did! So we scrambled today to cobble together a list of people who have ticked us off in the last week-and-a-half and sent them packing. You never know when that pink slip's gonna come. (But it's usually on Wednesdays. Sorry about that.) More »
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By abalkComment by lorem ipsum: to be fair, no one could ever possibly be as interested in emily as she is in herself. between her... more » | Other threads
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This Week In Gawker Redundancies
Maybe it's the warm weather or maybe it's the extra few we tossed back at "lunch" this morning, but we're in a generous mood this week, and to show you how happy we are, we're only going to knock four of you out of the box this go around. But don't take that as a sign of weakness; next week we may be feeling especially ragged and wind up sending sixteen of you away in compensation. Anyway, time for our reverse rose ceremony. Here's who leaves. More » -
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You know who we would have liked to execute this week? Our fucking servers. But we couldn't, because they're inanimate objects. And they're already dead. (Zombie servers! Run!) In lieu of that, we've picked five of you who will now be escorted from the premises. Pack up your desks, here comes security. More »
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By abalkComment by sloppy_seconds: @collegecallgirl: Cool. Although every time I've tried, my C is too big for the track. more » | Other threads
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This Week In Gawker Redundancies
Some week, huh? In between all the folks talking about how callous we are toward injured children (uh, you've seen the t-shirt, right?) and questioning our commitment to making Gawker a safe space for womyn, there were plenty of options to choose from in the redundancy department. Unfortunately, we were pressed for time, so we just picked five folks at random. Let's give a final embrace to them together! More »
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By abalk2Comment by slinkimalinki: @Slackferno: but not a gownless evening strap? more » | Other threads
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This Week In Gawker Redundancies
As long as we're getting rid of things around here we might as well toss out a few commenters to boot. We've started to realize something: Posts about femiladyism bring out the worst in some people. A healthy portion of this week's cull comes from chick-related topics. The rest of the departed? They're just dicks. Here's who goes: More » -
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So far this week, our ongoing process of "efficiency management" of commenters (our most precious natural resource! No, really!) hasn't been easy. But the great thing about Gawker commenters is that there are always at least five of you who are begging for a little downsizing. (Much like some people who work here!) Let's put our fake sad faces on and say goodbye to the week's "voluntarily" departed. More »
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By abalk2Comment by ZiggyStardust: From momo: "awesomist needs to do one of the following for the inevitable resurection...pull a Jean Grey and return as... more » | Other threads
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This Week In Gawker Redundancies
Once in a great while a post here comes along that inspires so much commenter imbecility that we want to make redundant each and every person who posts a "quip" in it. Unfortunately, that's a pain for us to code, so we've just picked five people from this week's nightmare. More »
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By abalk2Comment by sloppy_seconds: @yaya: I'm afraid Mediahohoho couldn't come up with a better nom de snark, the second time around either, but this... more » | Other threads
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This Week In Commenter Redundancies
Hey, remember when the owner of the Washington Bullets changed the team's name to the Washington Wizards? Because he suddenly realized that bullets kill and violence is bad? Given the events earlier in the week, we've come to a somewhat similar realization. (We're still arguing about it, actually. Too soon v. sensitivity v. being a jerk v. English use v. being in favor of some kinds of violence but not others, etc.) Anyway! Hence our fancy new name for commenter bans. (If it worked for America's corporations, it works for us!) Much like the transformation of Viacom employees into permalancers, no lay-off is necessarily permanent here. Still, time to turn in your final TPS reports and say your goodbyes below. More »
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