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Gawker Files for Bankruptcy, Will Be Put Up for Auction

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Re: Gawker Files for Bankruptcy, Will Be Put Up for Auction

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post #8

And nothing of value was lost.

LifeHacker?

I was gonna say lifehacker isn't the same anymore for me. But I guess they do have all that content from so long ago others may not have experienced... And the latest stuff isn't so bad. There was a time I just stopped visiting because it was product placement and almost zero new information week after week.

Re: Gawker Files for Bankruptcy, Will Be Put Up for Auction

#23

Gawker may have been terrible, but we should all be a bit concerned at the precedent this sets. It's sort of like defending the free speech of terrible groups like the KKK. We do it because we treasure free speech, not because we support the KKK. I generally have positive feelings about Thiel, but his actions here make me very uneasy. I worry that the aristocracy will now use this method to try and close down unfavor…

Are you suggesting the Hogan suit was groundless?

Re: Gawker Files for Bankruptcy, Will Be Put Up for Auction

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post #4

'The media company [...] had assets of $50 to $100 million and liabilities of $100 million to $500 million, filings showed.' http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/10/gawker-media-files-for-ch-11-...

Does this mean the only sensible bid is between $0 to -$450M?

Re: Gawker Files for Bankruptcy, Will Be Put Up for Auction

#25

And nothing of value was lost.

Partially joking, I think the US Press gains further distance from Tabloid muck-racking. I'm not a trained Journalist or identify as one (different type of writing). But, in my mind, there's a "newsworthiness" level of integrity that is a pre-requisite for breaking open something that was otherwise private or hidden. This was not one of those instances IMO.

Re: Gawker Files for Bankruptcy, Will Be Put Up for Auction

#26
post #5

Messed up lawsuit and I actually don't know what to think. 1) Gawker was garbage dwelling story makers. I am glad they aren't going to do stories anymore. 2) Who will it be the next time something happens like this will it be a actual journalist and good content producer that gets sued to death? Scared for journalist???? Also would be nice to see LifeHacker survive this.

At this point, I'm just going to enjoy it for what it is. Good prevailing over evil.

Enjoy the wins when they're around. You can never predict the future too well anyway.

Re: Gawker Files for Bankruptcy, Will Be Put Up for Auction

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post #5

Messed up lawsuit and I actually don't know what to think. 1) Gawker was garbage dwelling story makers. I am glad they aren't going to do stories anymore. 2) Who will it be the next time something happens like this will it be a actual journalist and good content producer that gets sued to death? Scared for journalist???? Also would be nice to see LifeHacker survive this.

If they had just reported on Hogan's affair without actually releasing the video, would they still have gotten sued?

Re: Gawker Files for Bankruptcy, Will Be Put Up for Auction

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post #5

Messed up lawsuit and I actually don't know what to think. 1) Gawker was garbage dwelling story makers. I am glad they aren't going to do stories anymore. 2) Who will it be the next time something happens like this will it be a actual journalist and good content producer that gets sued to death? Scared for journalist???? Also would be nice to see LifeHacker survive this.

Well the hope is that the courts wouldn't rule against an actual journalist for doing his/her job in a lawsuit. I get the "slippery slope" argument but posting a video of Hulk Hogan having sex (taken and posted without his consent) doesn't really qualify as journalism in any way and they really deserved to lose.
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