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Canadian blog {{abbr|Torontoist|Toronto}} was launched by the American company, but was transferred to the locally owned Ink Truck Media in April 2009, while retaining its "-ist" name and remaining affiliated with the Gothamist network.<ref>[http://torontoist.com/2009/04/torontoist_is_here_to_stay.php Torontoist Is Here To Stay], ''Torontoist'', 8 April 2009</ref> In March 2011, Torontoist was acquired from Ink Truck Media by St. Joseph Media, magazine publishing division of Canadian media giants [[St. Joseph Communications]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/torontoist-bought-by-magazine-company/article1942040/|title=Torontoist bought by magazine company | location=Toronto | work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |quote=Torontoist bought by magazine company...St. Joseph Media}}</ref><!-- {{Request quotation|date=August 2011}}-it's in the article where anyone can read it, unless it's deadlinked -DIY sometime ;) --> In a similar fashion, in 2010 {{abbr|Londonist|London}} was transferred to the London-based startup LDN Creative.<ref>[http://londonist.com/2010/06/news_in_which_londonist_is_compared.php "Londonist And LDN Join Forces"]. ''Londonist''. 11 June 2010</ref> |
Canadian blog {{abbr|Torontoist|Toronto}} was launched by the American company, but was transferred to the locally owned Ink Truck Media in April 2009, while retaining its "-ist" name and remaining affiliated with the Gothamist network.<ref>[http://torontoist.com/2009/04/torontoist_is_here_to_stay.php Torontoist Is Here To Stay], ''Torontoist'', 8 April 2009</ref> In March 2011, Torontoist was acquired from Ink Truck Media by St. Joseph Media, magazine publishing division of Canadian media giants [[St. Joseph Communications]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/torontoist-bought-by-magazine-company/article1942040/|title=Torontoist bought by magazine company | location=Toronto | work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |quote=Torontoist bought by magazine company...St. Joseph Media}}</ref><!-- {{Request quotation|date=August 2011}}-it's in the article where anyone can read it, unless it's deadlinked -DIY sometime ;) --> In a similar fashion, in 2010 {{abbr|Londonist|London}} was transferred to the London-based startup LDN Creative.<ref>[http://londonist.com/2010/06/news_in_which_londonist_is_compared.php "Londonist And LDN Join Forces"]. ''Londonist''. 11 June 2010</ref> |
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Gothamist was co-founded by publisher Jake Dobkin and editor Jen Chung. Dobkin and Chung are also credited as co-founders and as publisher and executive editor, respectively, of all other Gothamist-owned blogs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Staff|work=Gothamist|url=http://gothamist.com/staff.php}}</ref> Dobkin is frequently included in lists of the wealthiest bloggers; estimates quote his monthly salary from Gothamist at $110,000.<ref>[https://income.com/4100/27-bloggers-who-make-amazing-money-from-their-blogs/ "25 Top Money Earning Bloggers"]. "Income.com". 23 April 2016 </ref> |
Gothamist was co-founded by publisher Jake Dobkin and editor Jen Chung. Dobkin and Chung are also credited as co-founders and as publisher and executive editor, respectively, of all other Gothamist-owned blogs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Staff|work=Gothamist|url=http://gothamist.com/staff.php|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905133435/http://gothamist.com/staff.php|archivedate=2013-09-05|df=}}</ref> Dobkin is frequently included in lists of the wealthiest bloggers; estimates quote his monthly salary from Gothamist at $110,000.<ref>[https://income.com/4100/27-bloggers-who-make-amazing-money-from-their-blogs/ "25 Top Money Earning Bloggers"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507090006/https://income.com/4100/27-bloggers-who-make-amazing-money-from-their-blogs/ |date=2016-05-07 }}. "Income.com". 23 April 2016 </ref> |
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The flagship Gothamist blog has received a number of awards and commendations, including six [[Bloggies]] nominations. It was named a "[[Forbes]] Favorite",<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/bow/b2c/category.jhtml?id=323 |title=City Blogs |work=[[Forbes]] |accessdate=10 January 2008}}</ref> and a ''[[BusinessWeek]]'' "Best of the Web".<ref>See slide number 4 of 13 in Joseph Pisani, [http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/09/bloggers/index_01.htm Special Report: Best of the Web: Your Favorite Bloggers:] BusinessWeek.com readers' Top 12 Choices from the Idiosyncratic World of Blogging", ''[[BusinessWeek]]'', accessed January 10, 2008 (slideshow).</ref> In 2007, Gothamist was named blog of the year by ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' magazine and given a Wired Rave Award.<ref>Sonia Zjawinski, [https://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/multimedia/2007/04/ss_raves?slide=12 "The 2007 Rave Awards"], ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'', April 2007, accessed January 10, 2008.</ref> |
The flagship Gothamist blog has received a number of awards and commendations, including six [[Bloggies]] nominations. It was named a "[[Forbes]] Favorite",<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/bow/b2c/category.jhtml?id=323 |title=City Blogs |work=[[Forbes]] |accessdate=10 January 2008}}</ref> and a ''[[BusinessWeek]]'' "Best of the Web".<ref>See slide number 4 of 13 in Joseph Pisani, [http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/09/bloggers/index_01.htm Special Report: Best of the Web: Your Favorite Bloggers:] BusinessWeek.com readers' Top 12 Choices from the Idiosyncratic World of Blogging", ''[[BusinessWeek]]'', accessed January 10, 2008 (slideshow).</ref> In 2007, Gothamist was named blog of the year by ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' magazine and given a Wired Rave Award.<ref>Sonia Zjawinski, [https://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/multimedia/2007/04/ss_raves?slide=12 "The 2007 Rave Awards"], ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'', April 2007, accessed January 10, 2008.</ref> |
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In 2017, Gothamist and all related blogs were sold to [[Joe Ricketts]]' [[DNAinfo.com]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://gothamist.com/2017/03/08/exciting_news_gothamist.php|title=Exciting News: Gothamist Has Been Acquired By DNAinfo|work=Gothamist|access-date=2017-03-08|language=en-US}}</ref> At the same time, Gothamist expunged from its archives a number of stories that had covered Ricketts critically. Regarding the removal of Ricketts related content from the site, Gothamist co-founder Jake Dobkin was quoted by [[Jezebel (website)|Jezebel]] as saying, “Just as Bloomberg doesn’t cover Bloomberg, we don’t plan to cover Joe Ricketts and so we decided to take down our coverage of him. No one asked us to do it. It was a decision made solely by Jen [Chung] and me.”<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://jezebel.com/gothamist-deleted-negative-coverage-of-its-new-owner-1793085352|title=Gothamist Deleted Negative Coverage of Its New Owner|work=Jezebel|access-date=2017-03-08|language=en-US}}</ref> |
In 2017, Gothamist and all related blogs were sold to [[Joe Ricketts]]' [[DNAinfo.com]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://gothamist.com/2017/03/08/exciting_news_gothamist.php|title=Exciting News: Gothamist Has Been Acquired By DNAinfo|work=Gothamist|access-date=2017-03-08|language=en-US|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308182922/http://gothamist.com/2017/03/08/exciting_news_gothamist.php|archivedate=2017-03-08|df=}}</ref> At the same time, Gothamist expunged from its archives a number of stories that had covered Ricketts critically. Regarding the removal of Ricketts related content from the site, Gothamist co-founder Jake Dobkin was quoted by [[Jezebel (website)|Jezebel]] as saying, “Just as Bloomberg doesn’t cover Bloomberg, we don’t plan to cover Joe Ricketts and so we decided to take down our coverage of him. No one asked us to do it. It was a decision made solely by Jen [Chung] and me.”<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://jezebel.com/gothamist-deleted-negative-coverage-of-its-new-owner-1793085352|title=Gothamist Deleted Negative Coverage of Its New Owner|work=Jezebel|access-date=2017-03-08|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 06:25, 3 November 2017
Type of site | News, culture |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Gothamist LLC |
| Created by | Jake Dobkin |
| URL | gothamist |
Gothamist LLC was the operator, or in some cases franchisor, of eight city-centric websites worldwide that focus on news, events, food, culture, and other local coverage. It was closed down by CEO and owner Joe Ricketts in November 2017.
History
The namesake blog, Gothamist, focused on New York City, was founded in 2003, with launches in other cities shortly thereafter. As of June 2014[update] other blogs operated by the company include LAist, DCist, Chicagoist, and SFist in the United States,[2] as well as Shanghaiist internationally.[3]
Canadian blog Torontoist was launched by the American company, but was transferred to the locally owned Ink Truck Media in April 2009, while retaining its "-ist" name and remaining affiliated with the Gothamist network.[4] In March 2011, Torontoist was acquired from Ink Truck Media by St. Joseph Media, magazine publishing division of Canadian media giants St. Joseph Communications.[5] In a similar fashion, in 2010 Londonist was transferred to the London-based startup LDN Creative.[6]
Gothamist was co-founded by publisher Jake Dobkin and editor Jen Chung. Dobkin and Chung are also credited as co-founders and as publisher and executive editor, respectively, of all other Gothamist-owned blogs.[7] Dobkin is frequently included in lists of the wealthiest bloggers; estimates quote his monthly salary from Gothamist at $110,000.[8]
The flagship Gothamist blog has received a number of awards and commendations, including six Bloggies nominations. It was named a "Forbes Favorite",[9] and a BusinessWeek "Best of the Web".[10] In 2007, Gothamist was named blog of the year by Wired magazine and given a Wired Rave Award.[11]
In 2017, Gothamist and all related blogs were sold to Joe Ricketts' DNAinfo.com.[12] At the same time, Gothamist expunged from its archives a number of stories that had covered Ricketts critically. Regarding the removal of Ricketts related content from the site, Gothamist co-founder Jake Dobkin was quoted by Jezebel as saying, “Just as Bloomberg doesn’t cover Bloomberg, we don’t plan to cover Joe Ricketts and so we decided to take down our coverage of him. No one asked us to do it. It was a decision made solely by Jen [Chung] and me.”[13]
Closure
On November 2, 2017, Ricketts posted to both DNAinfo and the "-ist" network sites that both websites would immediately cease operations, a week after Gothamist writers voted to unionize with the Writers Guild of America, East.[14] All content from each site was taken down. This move affected all subsidiary sites like Chicagoist and LAist.[15]
References
- ^ "Gothamist.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
- ^ "Media Kit". Gothamist.
- ^ "Shanghaiist". Shanghaiist. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ Torontoist Is Here To Stay, Torontoist, 8 April 2009
- ^ "Torontoist bought by magazine company". The Globe and Mail. Toronto.
Torontoist bought by magazine company...St. Joseph Media
- ^ "Londonist And LDN Join Forces". Londonist. 11 June 2010
- ^ "Staff". Gothamist. Archived from the original on 2013-09-05.
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- ^ "City Blogs". Forbes. Retrieved 10 January 2008.
- ^ See slide number 4 of 13 in Joseph Pisani, Special Report: Best of the Web: Your Favorite Bloggers: BusinessWeek.com readers' Top 12 Choices from the Idiosyncratic World of Blogging", BusinessWeek, accessed January 10, 2008 (slideshow).
- ^ Sonia Zjawinski, "The 2007 Rave Awards", Wired, April 2007, accessed January 10, 2008.
- ^ "Exciting News: Gothamist Has Been Acquired By DNAinfo". Gothamist. Archived from the original on 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Gothamist Deleted Negative Coverage of Its New Owner". Jezebel. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ^ Feder, Robert (2 November 2017). "Ricketts shuts down DNAinfo". Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ Newman, Andy; Leland, John (November 2, 2017). "DNAinfo and Gothamist Are Shutting Down". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
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