EXCLUSIVE: The REAL reason Denton made those cutbacks

Denton can say what he wants about crowds and their wisdom — we know the truth about why he had to tighten the belt: designers who can make Gawker look just like the N.Y. Times don’t come cheap.

The New Gawker: Please Pardon Our Progress [Gawker]
New regime, new design, at Gawker and Gizmodo [NickDenton.org]

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3 Comments so far

on July 5, 2006 at 6:25 pm Shuki wrote:

Are the designers that performed the new version freelance or from within Gawker?

on July 6, 2006 at 1:52 pm pk wrote:

same designer as always (me).

on July 6, 2006 at 3:20 pm jk wrote:

Are you kidding? Denton would tighten his mother’s belt if he thought he could squeeze some profit from her.

Denton is of the firm belief that he can get everything either for free or for pennies on the dollar.

I guess that’s what makes him both successful and loathed.

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