Is Kotaku in danger of shutting down?

Of course I feel sorry for anyone not directly involved with this, who might still be affected, like Kotaku and so on. I don't visit any gawker sites, but of course it's sad for them. But it's nice to see Gawker not getting away with their typical scummy and disgusting shit. The Conde Nast CFO story they ran, was one of the most disgusting pieces of "journalism" I've ever seen.
 
Hasney said:
While if it was posted by certain people that post there I'd end up agreeing, I don't think Klepek or Jason (forget his second name, posts here) would attach their name to something patently false.

They're not going to make the $50million in clicks needed to appeal.
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The fact that its allowed without any referencing unfortunately associates everyone that contributes regardless of partaking or not.
 
I really hope that Kotaku can be bought or something. Someway to stick around because they genuinely do good work with their investigative journalism.
 
Regarding the $115 million: there's often some sort of post-judgment settlement on cases like this. Unless Gawker has way more money than I expect, there's a good chance there will be one here, too (when all is said and done).

I do wonder if Gawker tries to sell off some of their sub-sites. I imagine Gizmodo and Deadpsin might have some value. I'm not sure where Kotaku would fall.
 
People shit on Kotaku all the time, but they have some of the best actual investigative journalists working there. Klepek, Schreier, and Totillo are all pretty good writers. Hope it works out for them.
 
Gemüsepizza;198638192 said:
They do deserve privacy. But not 115 million USD.
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Okay let's give Hulk 15 million and then 100 million to the other people humiliated and exposed by Gawker Media. Like that woman who was filmed being raped in a sport bar bathroom. She begged Gawker to take down their article and video and was denied, one Gawker email read something like "Blah blah blah".
 
Visceir said:
Doubt kotaku will go anywhere, at most it'll change ownership...which might actually have a positive effect on the site.
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I don't see anyone buying it up as a total package, much cheaper and easier to just hire the talent (pat, jason). Another site would have their own infrastructure and cms and whatnot, why pay extra for someone else's stuff. The only thing of value is the talent, who can be hired for way less than the bundled package.

I wonder how gawker being a union shop will effect things. If the final ruling after appeals is still really high relative to net income, all the sites are dead.
 
The Argus said:
Like that woman who was filmed being raped in a sport bar bathroom. She begged Gawker to take down their article and video and was denied, one Gawker email read something like "Blah blah blah".
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If that is real then Gawker really can burn in hell.
 
Hmm definitely a muddy situation. Can't say I'm glad that Hulk won because these media websites are pretty fucked and shameless, something had to give and this is as good a case as any, really. But it's going to be sad if it affects the employees of Gawker's other branches, namely Kotaku which I feel is, on the whole, pretty decent.

Definitely not sure how to feel.
 
It sucks for everyone losing their jobs that just post harmless clickbait, but Gawker's higher ups and the writers willing to sling mud deserve it.
 
First of all, this is a good precedent. Hogan said disgusting things, but we should not live in a world where you can fucking be recorded in private and have that be used to ruin your life.

As for Kotaku and others under that umbrella, if the inevitable appeals happen and Gawker has to pay up and goes under, I imagine Kotaku and other profitable websites would be sold off in a fire sale.
 
gawker needs to go down for their practices. there is no doubt about it. if kotaku goes down due to gakwer going down . they can only blame themselves for being a part of gawker. that conde nast was nasty as hell. you don't get to decide to out people whenever you want to .

having said that i do hope they find their footing. losing a job is terrible.
 
Darryl M R said:
Gawker is a terrible site but the people that are getting caught is the crossfire are also victims. Hopefully they can find a new job.
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This is exactly how I feel. Gawker is grade-A garbage and I've never seen the appeal of the site. Kotaku, for the longest time, was on my boycott list as well for years. Recently with Kotaku's format change, I've really grown to like them, especially with some of the stuff Shreier and Klepek are putting out. If the site does actually fold, I sincerely hope those guys land on their feet.
 
Darryl M R said:
Polygon or IGN could buy Kotaku right?
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No, they have a lot of staff.

If anything I could see their core going to patreon or something.

I hate Gawker. Can't stand them. Kotaku has some good talen tho.

J Scheier, Klepek, et al will land on their feet I'm sure. What other gaming sites are run out of NY? Just Polygon? Maybe a few will go there.
 
Lingitiz said:
People shit on Kotaku all the time, but they have some of the best actual investigative journalists working there. Klepek, Schreier, and Totillo are all pretty good writers. Hope it works out for them.
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I wonder if this investigative journalists would be allowed to expose leaks elsewhere. As other places do not want to piss off developers.

Kotaku do not care. That's what I like about them.
 
Dennis said:
If that is real then Gawker really can burn in hell.
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Oh it's real.

Jurors at Hulk Hogan’s invasion-of-privacy trial heard Friday how former top Gawker editor Albert “A.J.” Daulerio — who put the infamous Hogan sex tape online — also posted video of the young woman engaged in sex in a bathroom stall at a Bloomington, Ind., sports bar in May 2010.

Days later, the woman wrote Gawker, begging that the video be taken down from its sports-themed Deadspin Website, according to e-mails read in court by Hogan lawyer Shane Vogt.

“I am the girl in it and it was stolen from me and put up without my permission,” the unidentified woman wrote on May 11, 2010.

Gawker’s complaint department forwarded the message to Daulerio, along with a note saying, “Blah, blah, blah,” Vogt said.

Daulerio then e-mailed the woman and told her to “not make a big deal out of this,” adding: “I’m sure it’s embarrassing but these things do pass, keep your head up.”
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Gawker is trash. Kotaku hasnt been good for years.

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Nanashrew said:
I really hope that Kotaku can be bought or something. Someway to stick around because they genuinely do good work with their investigative journalism.
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I'm not sure they will be. Is there anyone with the resources to buy them who would also be willing to integrate a blog into their network? Kotaku inherently operates a bit different than other sites, so I don't know how well they'd mesh. I think we'll see various sites snag staff instead.
 
jabberwocker said:
The fact that its allowed without any referencing unfortunately associates everyone that contributes regardless of partaking or not.
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I agree, in fact I wish all journalism had named sources as was suuggested on Newswipe:

https://youtu.be/cRAkZH5w6wA (15:07)

However, Klepek is a known quantity. he broke the news about MS doing the 180 on the XB1 before MS did. Until proven otherwise, I take him at his word because things he's said "from sources" have panned out before.
 
Askherserenity said:
People are being real assholes about this whole thing, even some in this thread.

Yeah, let's celebrate the potential job loss of all these people, sure.

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The loss of jobs of a handful of people vs. the principle of personal privacy. I feel bad for the people caught in the crossfire, but this is an easy choice.

Even if you hate Hogan, Gawker has fucking ruined people before with their bullshit.

http://www.advocate.com/media/2015/07/16/gawker-blasted-posting-lurid-story-outs-executive
 
I really enjoy kotaku. I hope somehow they remain intact. But yeah even though hogan is a jerk what they did is not cool.
 
MassiveNights said:
Oh it's real.
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Daulerio again?

Jurors in Hulk Hogan’s sex video trial on Wednesday heard a videotaped deposition of Gawker’s former editor in chief — saying he’d draw the line at posting the sex tape of a celebrity who is under 4 years old.

A.J. Daulerio, 41, was sitting ramrod straight in the Florida courtroom during the awkward moment when he was asked on video by Hogan’s lawyer, “Can you imagine a situation where a celebrity sex tape would not be newsworthy?”

Daulerio answered flatly, “If they were a child.”

“Under what age?” attorney Charles Harder asked.

“Four,” he said.

“No four-year-old sex tapes, OK,” Harder said.
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Yeah I honestly couldn't be happier. Sure I'm sad that this will probably screw over good people at Kotaku. Hopefully they land on their feet with something new or they get bought by a company that isn't fucking evil. Never has a company made me feel so sick to my stomach. Fuck Gawker.
 
I hope kotaku can cash those checks they got recently (if they get paid that way) and jump ship quick. I may not have agreed with all of their articles but i wouldnt wish unemployment on anyone, I hope they can get new jobs or continue to work their jobs for a better parent company. Fuck Gawker.
 
The Argus said:
Okay let's give Hulk 15 million and then 100 million to the other people humiliated and exposed by Gawker Media. Like that woman who was filmed being raped in a sport bar bathroom. She begged Gawker to take down their article and video and was denied, one Gawker email read something like "Blah blah blah".
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Ok I read up on this and, yeah... I've come to the conclusion that while it's sad that some decent people may lose their jobs, this network should be burnt to the ground.
 
ex-Kotaku and ex-Gametrailers join forces to become...

"THE Ex-Pendables!"

(Alternatively, The Ex-Pension Pack!")

Honestly though, I hope Gawker makes Kotaku independent and let them live on it's own. They are the last good source of gaming media out there.
 
ElBoxyBrown said:
GG are claiming this as a victory and are currently dog piling on Patrick.

Fuckers.
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this has nothing to do with GG though . this guy and gawker brought it on themselves. even he deserves to feel like shit from people like them if he did that with the girl in aforementioned article.
 
"Kotaku defeated by Hulk Hogan" is one of those headlines like "North Korea hacks Sony".

Huh? These two things exist in the same universe?

It's like The Punisher vs Archie levels of wtf.
 
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