nick denton

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Brian Williams and Gawker Media Confab on Lana Del Rey, Weekend Coverage, and Email Etiquette?

We can all pretty much agree that Brian Williams is probably the most farking awesome newscaster ever in life. Not only is he cut from the anchorman wool that dates back to the beginning of television time, but he’s also a jokester, a prankster, and a quick-witted smart guy who’s just as adept discussing the current events of the day as he is sitting on a couch trading barbs with Jon Stewart. So it’s not a huge surprise that he’s a fan of Gawker.com.

That being said, when Brian wants to offer a little constructive criticism, be prepared for things to get hilarious. Continue reading →

Gawker Media in Talks with New Writers

No less than 14 little birds have been very active on Facebook in the last few hours, all singing close enough to the same tune that I’m confident in breaking this story.

I hardly need to tell this audience that Gawker’s audience is in serious decline, not coincidentally since we all left. They’re now having to start selling off blogs.

Desperately trying to get the magic back, Gawker Media is trying to recapture what made the site great. And the word is a number of our very own crasstalkers have had 30 pieces of silver dangled in front of them to return their particular brand of genius. And that they’re about to sign on the dotted line! Oh, the shame.

What’s the deal guys? Are you really willing to go to the dark side and turn your back on the users here? I think we deserve an explanation.

UPDATE: It’s even worse than I originally thought. It seems like the management here is literally selling us back to Gawker. I am not sure if the point is to keep Crasstalk going under the Gawker banner or if they just want to close it down. This is a sad day for all of us.