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Gawker CEO Nick Denton will file for personal bankruptcy

In the meantime, Gawker has been put up for auction. Denton tweeted on Monday that the sale will cl…

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This is Gawker founder Nick Denton's farewell letter to his staff

Even if the appeals court overturns this spring's Florida jury verdict, Peter Thiel has already ach…

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Univision will pay Gawker founder Nick Denton $200,000 per year not to work

Denton's financial future will hinge on the outcome of the appeals process. If Hogan's award is red…

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Nick Denton Is Resurrecting Valleywag

"Gawker Media was only three years old when they hired me, 21 years old with zero professional expe…

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Here's the memo Gawker boss Nick Denton sent to employees about his bankruptcy

Still, I'm in a positive frame of mind, because our influential brands will soon be free to thrive …

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This Gawker.com style guide from 2007 proves Nick Denton's blog invented Web writing

A long list, sure, but it is topped by "interesting" and "funny" and "of interest." If it's funny o…

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Gawker's Nick Denton read an account of Hulk Hogan's sex tape in court and it is very graphic

"He stands on the side of the bed and the woman scoots up from the pillows and resumes giving the f…

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How Nick Denton led Gawker Media from his living room to its $135 million sale

Denton, who currently serves as managing editor of Gawker.com, followed a traditional path into jou…

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Gawker CEO Nick Denton on Facebook Instant Articles: It's better than 'the ad tech mess'

But a few months down the line, the Gawker, Jezebel, and Gizmodo-owner's tone has softened. In fact…

Lara O'Reilly   


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Shake-Up At Gawker: Here's Nick Denton's Email About AJ Daulerio Leaving

AJ's tenure at Gawker has been much like him: bold, infuriating, unpredictable... and often brillia…

Dylan Love   


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Gawker Chief Nick Denton Says He Has A Cure For Internet Trolls

When asked about revenue growth, Denton declined to be drawn. He admitted sales were up 30% over th…

Dylan Love   


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Why Nick Denton is confident Gawker will win its $100 million lawsuit over Hulk Hogan's sex tape

Hogan published an autobiography called "My Life Outside The Ring" so that he could "open up about …

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Hulk Hogan's sex tape could cost Gawker $100 million, but founder Nick Denton is prepared to go to war

At an all-hands meeting earlier this month, Denton told his staff, "I have way, way less money than…

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A heated comment thread between Nick Denton and his writer shows a major editorial culture clash has been brewing at Gawker for months

This cultural divide at Gawker has been brewing for months, possibly years. Denton began 2015 with …

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Gawker CEO Nick Denton Paid Himself $60,000 For A Long Time, Even Though His Company Makes $40 Million Per Year

"It gives me the joy of being free," he says. "It gives me the freedom I always wanted. Everything …

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DENTON: Mark Zuckerberg Tweaked The News Feed After BuzzFeed's CEO Told Him To

Gawker Media leader (and Peretti foil) Nick Denton says that last year Peretti told Zuckerberg to t…

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‘Everybody’s a free agent’: how employees are using a controversial tactic to force their bosses to give them a raise

With inflation eating into salaries, more and more employees are applying for jobs they have no int…

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Gawker CEO: Silicon Valley billionaires 'can't expect to hide in the shadows'

"A Silicon Valley billionaire is a hundred times - a thousand times - more powerful than the averag…

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Gawker Media CEO explains why Gawker felt it needed to publish the Hulk Hogan sex tape clip

When asked about the need for the post to include parts of the video itself, Denton said that "[you…

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