Deadspin writer tricked by satirical website
Gawker Media site Deadspin continues to set the standard for honest, forthright apologies. Take this…
January 14, 2015
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Career Beat: Tommy Craggs is executive editor at Gawker Media
Tommy Craggs has been named executive editor at Gawker Media. Previously, he was editor of…
December 11, 2014
Cue the outcry — more big Twitter changes on the way
Friday. Good morning (or good evening, if you're reading this at night). Andrew Beaujon is…
October 17, 2014
ESPN ‘frees’ Bill Simmons, but will he seek more freedom elsewhere?
It's Wednesday. That means you get 10 media stories. Freed Simmons: ESPN's Bill Simmons returns…
October 15, 2014
How Apple prevents journalists ‘from asking really hard questions’
Good morning. Jeez, my phone suddenly seems so dated and useless. Here are 10 media…
September 10, 2014
Obama administration knew in advance about destruction of Guardian’s hard drives
Good morning. Here are 10 media stories. Want more roundups? We got 'em! From Sam…
July 11, 2014
Does TMZ’s Clippers scoop mean pop websites can stand as equals with traditional news outlets?
The story is ubiquitous, perhaps as it should be. On every news website, on every…
April 28, 2014
Is Sochi the Peace Corps of the Olympics?
The Chicago Tribune | Deadspin | The Atlantic | The Washington Post | Yahoo Sports…
February 5, 2014
Federal charges greet men who sold recording to Deadspin
Associated Press | Deadspin | NFL.com Joshua Barber and Nicholas Kaiser of Plymouth, Mass., face…
May 31, 2013
Did Deadspin beat ESPN to the Te’o story because it didn’t care about preserving ‘access’?
Sports Illustrated | Journo2Go It was a story of two tips. The first, as Sports…
January 22, 2013
5 reporting tips from the college student who helped break Deadspin’s Manti Te’o story
An anonymous email forwarded to the Deadspin staff more than a week ago claimed the…
January 22, 2013
Sports journalism faces moment of truth in week of Lance Armstrong, Manti Te’o hoax
Almost exactly a year ago, “This American Life” did what it did best: ran a…
January 17, 2013
Deadspin’s Burke: Te’o story shows ‘diminished role’ of investigative journalism
Deadspin's widely circulated report on Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o's began with a tip. Timothy Burke and…
January 17, 2013
Notre Dame football player Te’o girlfriend hoax ‘became truth through the media”
Deadspin | CBS Sports | Huffington Post | SB Nation The sports editor at The…
January 16, 2013