Gawker.com
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Type of site
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Blog |
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| Owner | Univision Communications |
| Created by | |
| Editor | Alex Pareene |
| Website | gawker.com |
| Alexa rank |
 6,478 (December 2016[update]) |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | January 2003 |
| Current status | Inactive |
Gawker was an American blog founded by Nick Denton and Elizabeth Spiers and based in New York City focusing on celebrities and the media industry. The blog promoted itself as "the source for daily Manhattan media news and gossip." According to third-party web analytics provider SimilarWeb, the site had over 23 million visits per month as of 2015. Founded in 2003, Gawker was the flagship blog for Denton's Gawker Media. Gawker Media also managed other blogs such as Jezebel, io9, Deadspin and Kotaku.
Gawker came under scrutiny for posting videos, communications and other content that violated copyrights or the privacy of its owners, or was illegally obtained. In particular, Gawker's publication of a sex tape featuring Hulk Hogan resulted in a $140 million legal judgment against the company. On June 10, 2016, Gawker announced it would be filing for bankruptcy as a direct result of the monetary judgment against the company related to the Hulk Hogan sex tape lawsuit. On August 18, 2016, Gawker Media announced that its flagship blog, gawker.com, would be ceasing operations the week after. The other websites in the Gawker Media family were unaffected by its shut down, and continue to be run by Univision. Founder Nick Denton created the site's final post on August 22, 2016.
Gawker was founded by journalist Nick Denton in 2002, after he left the Financial Times. It was originally edited by Elizabeth Spiers. Gawker's official launch was in December 2002. When Spiers left Gawker, she was replaced by Choire Sicha, a former art dealer. Sicha was employed in this position from after her departure until August 2004, at which point he was replaced by Jessica Coen, and he became editorial director of Gawker Media. Sicha left for The New York Observer six months after his promotion.
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