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Times Reporter Called to Grand Jury for C.I.A. Book
While others debate whether bloggers — even those who traffic in questionably obtained electonics — deserve the same protections as journalists, Times reporter James Risen has been subpoenaed to...
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Silicon Valley’s Shadowy Blog Police
Today the L.A. Times takes a closer look at the special investigative unit, the Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team, behind the raid on Gizmodo editor Jason Chen's home. REACT broke down the door to...
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Why AOL Bought Techcrunch: It’s Getting Crushed by Gawker
AOL has officially purchased Techcrunch. The media giant has been eyeing the indie blog since as far back as 2008. But a quick look at AOL's recent slide in covering the tech sector shows why it...
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Here Are Some Naked TSA Scans You Might Actually Enjoy
The clever folks at Gizmodo used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain body scan images of one hundred citizens and have published what they claim are naked images from the TSA body scanners....
View ArticleGizmodo Discovers Amazon Is Not Letting Publishing 'Ruin the Kindle'
Yesterday Mat Honan wrote a blog post for Gizmodo asking if Amazon was "letting publishers ruin the Kindle." The blogger had trouble reading Haruki Murakami's 1Q84 across his array of mobile devices,...
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Line Change at Gawker Media: Longtime Editor Brian Crecente Out, “Special...
Two of Gawker Media's more niche titles are getting a change-up. Brian Crecente— the longtime editor of the company's video game site Kotaku, and one of the longest-serving site-leads in the history of...
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Media Briefs: Local Newspaper Makes News with Blog Post
David Pogue lost his iPhone, and Apple has yet to send a Cuban hit squad after its captor. What do New York City's Power Editors eat for breakfast? A new nominee for "Most Disturbing Opening Sentence,...
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Adam Clark Estes Is Going to Gizmodo
Adam Clark Estes (Image via Twitter). Adam Clark Estes is leaving Vice and The Atlantic Wire for Gizmodo, Gawker Media’s gadget blog. Mr. Estes gave notice on Friday at Vice’s Motherboard blog, where...
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Gizmodo Pivots From Gadgets to Design
Geoff Manaugh. (Photo credit: Patrick McMullan). Gizmodo, Gawker media’s tech blog, is getting a new editor and a new focus. Geoff Manaugh, a former senior editor at Dwell Magazine and contributing...
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