TWO “TOP EDITORS” HAVE RESIGNED FROM GAWKER, IN PROTEST OF “INTERFERENCE” FROM THE “BUSINESS SIDE” OF THE ENTERPRISE:
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Nick Denton published an extraordinary claim on his site Kinja (no link):
I’m sorry also that Jordan Sargent, reporting this story impeccably despite a personal drama, was exposed to such traumatizing hatred online, just for doing his job.
Gawker is apologizing for exposing Jordan Sargent to “traumatizing hatred online”?
Isn’t exposing random people to traumatizing hatred online their entire business model?
Don’t forget: The Justine Sacco incident was contrived by a Gawker writer at ValleyWag, a vertical which seeks to dump hatred on random people in Silicon Valley.
If you don’t know about the Gawker meltdown, you can read my piece about it from Friday night. It’s got a hell of a headline, if I do say so myself.
This is like watching a game between two teams you despise: You’re rooting for injuries.
RELATED: “Is Gawker Destroying Itself From The Inside? Let’s Hope So.”
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“This may be the first article in Internet history where the comments are more humane than the actual story” – http://t.co/SAvUys2jNG
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) July 17, 2015
Heh, indeed.™