I dunno. It seems like a "checks and balances" event to me: Act REALLY irresponsibly, and someone's gonna come after you. And, win.
From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of PGage Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2016 9:25 AM To: tvornottv@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] UNI Takes Over Gawker Media The problem though is we can't really only protect popular or respectable journalism (hence the first amendment cases defending the National Enquirer). On Friday, August 19, 2016, David Risner <da...@risner.org> wrote: I disagree that what Gawker practiced was journalism. Outing people, acquiring and distributing sex tapes, playing fast and loose with rumors, and just generally ruining people's lives is not what I would consider journalism. They got what they deserved. They played dirty and it came back to bite them. Note that the other properties in the portfolio which have not been so quick to cross the line into unethical behavior will still be around. -- David On Aug 18, 2016, at 10:18 AM, Joe Hass <hassgoc...@gmail.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','hassgoc...@gmail.com');> > wrote: And it's official: http://gawker.com/gawker-com-to-end-operations-next-week-1785455712 I cannot stress this enough, and I know you don't give a shit, Kevin, because you can't see the forest for the damned trees, but this is as chilling an ending as you could possibly have. Peter Thiel won. Journalism lost. On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 12:04 PM <chia...@nc.rr.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','chia...@nc.rr.com');> > wrote: ---- "Kevin M." <drunkbastar...@gmail.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','drunkbastar...@gmail.com');> > wrote: > Not exactly a prestige purchase for Uni Perhaps more "not prestige" than you think. http://www.wsj.com/articles/univision-plans-to-shut-down-gawker-com-1471539451 "Shut it down. Shut it ALL down." ~D -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
