I don't really mind playing tabloid monster. I always liked those characters in the old movies. Nick Denton charactermindmonster Change image and share on social
I want to institutionalise and automate chequebook journalism. Nick Denton automatechequebookinstitutionalise Change image and share on social
Henry Blodget does occasionally have a new idea. If you're making a point about aggregation or the emptiness of modern journalism, he's far from the best target. Try Huffpo - or Gawker writers whose souls have been corroded by irony. Nick Denton aggregationblodgetcorrode share on social
Three-quarters of our sites - Kotaku, Gawker, Jezebel, Deadspin, Gizmodo, Lifehacker - are led by editors who built their careers within Gawker Media. That's the career path. Nick Denton buildcareerdeadspin Change image and share on social
I think people are sort of waking up to it now, how probably the biggest change in Internet media isn't the immediacy of it, or the low costs, but the measurability. Which is actually terrifying if you're a traditional journalist, and used to pushing what people ought to like, or what you think they ought to like. Nick Denton bigchangecost share on social
I regret the stories we didn't do - the stories that we knew about and talked about but didn't have all of, so didn't publish. The whole idea of Gawker was to remove the barrier between the thought and the talk - and the page. Nick Denton barriergawkeridea share on social
Relentless and cynical traffic-trawling is bad for the soul. Nick Denton badcynicalrelentless Change image and share on social
Google demotes search results that don't get clicked on. Nick Denton clickdemotegoogle Change image and share on social
Critics say Internet advertising suffers from limitless inventory, which depresses prices. These exclusive front-page sponsorships are not limitless. If HBO doesn't move quickly enough, Showtime can buy out Gawker and Jezebel for the key fall TV season. On any individual day, there isn't room for both of them; and that's healthy. Nick Denton advertisebuycritic share on social
That's always been my test for what makes a story: is this something journalists would gossip with each other about? Nick Denton gossipjournalistmake Change image and share on social