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In August 2016, following a bankruptcy filing as a result of a lawsuit, Gawker ceased operations<ref>http://gawker.com/gawker-com-to-end-operations-next-week-1785455712</ref>, though its website remained online. It was bought in 2018 in a bankruptcy auction by Bryan Goldberg and relaunched in 2021. | In August 2016, following a bankruptcy filing as a result of a lawsuit, Gawker ceased operations<ref>http://gawker.com/gawker-com-to-end-operations-next-week-1785455712</ref>, though its website remained online. It was bought in 2018 in a bankruptcy auction by Bryan Goldberg and relaunched in 2021. | ||
In November 2023, Gawker was acquired by Meng Ru Kuok.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=2023-11-15 |title=Gawker Sold to Founder of Singapore's Caldecott Music Group: 'It Has the Opportunity for Reinvention' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/gawker-sold-meng-ru-kuok-caldecott-music-group-1235791943/ |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=November 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129183728/https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/gawker-sold-meng-ru-kuok-caldecott-music-group-1235791943/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The ''Gawker'' digital archive was not included in this purchase and all articles have been removed from the website.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5" /> | |||
Revision as of 05:56, 9 June 2024
| Gawker | |
| URL | https://gawker.com/ |
| Status | Online! |
| Archiving status | Partially saved (2016) |
| Archiving type | Unknown |
| IRC channel | #archiveteam-bs (on hackint) |
| Data[how to use] | gawkermedia-20160624190933 2016 Sitemap grab |
Gawker is an American blog [...] focusing on celebrities and the media industry. The blog promoted itself as "the source for daily Manhattan media news and gossip." (Wikipedia)
In August 2016, following a bankruptcy filing as a result of a lawsuit, Gawker ceased operations[1], though its website remained online. It was bought in 2018 in a bankruptcy auction by Bryan Goldberg and relaunched in 2021.
In November 2023, Gawker was acquired by Meng Ru Kuok.[2] The Gawker digital archive was not included in this purchase and all articles have been removed from the website.[2][3]
- ↑ http://gawker.com/gawker-com-to-end-operations-next-week-1785455712
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Template:Cite web
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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