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Why Are Canadians Giving Gawker Money?

Last week, Gawker editor John Cook launched a crowd-funded project to purchase an alleged videotape of Toronto mayor Rob Ford
By Peter Sterne

Gawker Media’s Attempt to Crowdsource Paycheck Journalism Goes Flaccid

Have we come to the day when Gawker Media’s hard up for pictures of an Olympic swimmer’s pool noodle (a euphemism for
By Foster Kamer

Shocking Washington Post Story Reveals That Journalistic Ethics ‘Amuse’ Nick Denton

The Washington Post was really asking for it when, for a straight-faced story about paying sources for information, they talked
By Nate Freeman

Tabloid Stories for Sale! The Dead-White-Girl Television Business

By Zeke Turner

Recent Price Points in Checkbook Journalism

By Zeke Turner

Scoops For Sale, Lebron’s Decision and Sponsors Hit ESPN

By Zeke Turner

What’s $100,000 to Andrew Breitbart, Media Bitch-Maker?

By Zeke Turner
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