Gawker Does It Again

[Ultimate Paragon]

http://bgr.com/2015/07/17/how-gawker-helps-blackmailers/

Gossip website Gawker regularly walks the fine line between entertaining, edgy content and completely unethical, sleazy trash. On Thursday, the website went way, way over that line by helping a blackmailer take revenge against a non-public figure because that person declined to abuse their power on the blackmailer’s behalf.

I will not link to the Gawker report itself because I don’t want them to be rewarded for aiding blackmailers. However, PinkNews has a pretty good summary of what they did.

Essentially, Gawker outed the CFO of a rival media company, who is married with three children, after he allegedly solicited a male escort. The reason that the escort ratted out the executive to Gawker was because the exec refused to use his political connections to help the escort out with a housing dispute.

So to sum up: An escort tried to use an executive’s political connections to get a favor. The executive declined to help them, which was a good thing. In an act of revenge, the escort went to Gawker with the dirt and the publication was all too happy to oblige.

That Hulk Hogan suit can't come soon enough.   

[ironbite]

That's all kinds of slimy.

Ironbite-all over the place.

[Dakota Bob]

I hope Hulk Hogan delivers the Big Boot on their ass like they deserve.

[Second Coming of Madman]

WHAT YOU GONNA DO WHEN HULKAMANIA RUNS WWW-WWWILD ON YOU, GAWKER?

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKM1AAzeRCg" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKM1AAzeRCg</a>

SAY YOUR PRAYERS, EAT YOUR VITAMINS, BE TRUE TO YOURSELF- BE A REAL AMERICAN~

[Ultimate Paragon]

Not exactly related, but I just found this.  A Vanity Fair columnist admits to writing dishonest pieces when he worked for Gawker:

[Lt. Fred]

Obviously, we need to make the point that, while Gawker occasionally publishes worthless bullshit, it also publishes some good stuff worth reading, which is a damn sight better than the WSJ has ever managed.

[Eiki-mun]

Obviously, we need to make the point that, while Gawker occasionally publishes worthless bullshit, it also publishes some good stuff worth reading, which is a damn sight better than the WSJ has ever managed.

It does? I've only ever seen clickbait bullshit from Gawker.

[Lt. Fred]

Obviously, we need to make the point that, while Gawker occasionally publishes worthless bullshit, it also publishes some good stuff worth reading, which is a damn sight better than the WSJ has ever managed.

It does? I've only ever seen clickbait bullshit from Gawker.

http://gawker.com/the-platonic-ideal-of-horse-race-journalism-1695939465

[Eiki-mun]

Obviously, we need to make the point that, while Gawker occasionally publishes worthless bullshit, it also publishes some good stuff worth reading, which is a damn sight better than the WSJ has ever managed.

It does? I've only ever seen clickbait bullshit from Gawker.

http://gawker.com/the-platonic-ideal-of-horse-race-journalism-1695939465

I suppose it does, then.

[Ultimate Paragon]

Obviously, we need to make the point that, while Gawker occasionally publishes worthless bullshit, it also publishes some good stuff worth reading, which is a damn sight better than the WSJ has ever managed.

It does? I've only ever seen clickbait bullshit from Gawker.

http://gawker.com/the-platonic-ideal-of-horse-race-journalism-1695939465

That's the pot calling the kettle black.

And what about Gawker Stalker Maps?

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-avakrRUaU" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-avakrRUaU</a>

Jimmy's right, something like this could very easily get a celebrity killed.  Ever hear of Rebecca Schaeffer?