Life After Gawker

A.J. Daulerio. (Photo: Facebook).

A.J. Daulerio Will Consult For BuzzMedia

Looks like former Gawker editor in chief A.J. Daulerio has figured out his next step. Mr. Daulerio, who announced his departure from the site in early January, will spend the next three months consulting for BuzzMedia, Fishbowl LA reports.

L.A.-based BuzzMedia, which owns Spin magazine (and announced that they would stop printing back in December) and more than 40 pop-culture websites, recently confirmed that they laid off 20 percent of their 250 person staff.  Read More

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Media Briefs: BuzzMedia Loses a Big Bill

Blog-eating media network BuzzMedia lost a top exec. Village Voice Media named someone who is popular for something to a top spot. The president of MSNBC is excited about winning, or as Charlie Sheen would have it: #Winning. In this edition of Wednesday Afternoon Media Briefs, it’s All Nihilism Everything: Read More

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Buzzmedia Buys Spin

After weeks of rumors, Buzzmedia made it official and acquired Spin, adding a legacy print magazine (founded 1985) to its near-monopoly on music blogs. Buzzmedia owns: Stereogum, Idolator, Hype Machine, Pure Volume, Brooklyn Vegan, AbsolutePunk, Buzznet, Concrete Loop, Gorilla vs. Bear, Pop Matters, Punk News, RCRD LBL, XLR8R, as well as the official websites of the Kardashian sisters. Read More