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==History== |
==History== |
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=== Early history and other |
=== Early history and other websites === |
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The [[namesake]] |
The [[namesake]] website, Gothamist, focused on [[New York City]], was founded in 2003, by publisher Jake Dobkin and editor Jen Chung. {{as of|2014|6|df=us}} other websites operated by the company include LAist (for [[Los Angeles]]), DCist for [[Washington, D.C.]], Chicagoist, and SFist (for [[San Francisco]]) in the [[United States]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gothamistllc.com/#who-reads-us|publisher=Gothamist|title=Media Kit}}</ref> as well as [[Shanghaiist]] internationally.<ref name=Shanghaiist>{{cite web|title=Shanghaiist|url=http://shanghaiist.com/|website=Shanghaiist|accessdate=23 January 2016|ref=Shanghaiist}}</ref> |
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Canadian |
Canadian website Torontoist was launched by the American company, but was transferred to the locally-owned Ink Truck Media in April 2009, while retaining its "-ist" name and remaining affiliated with the Gothamist network.<ref>[http://torontoist.com/2009/04/torontoist_is_here_to_stay.php Torontoist Is Here To Stay], ''Torontoist'', 8 April 2009</ref> In March 2011, Torontoist was acquired from Ink Truck Media by St. Joseph Media, magazine publishing division of Canadian media giants [[St. Joseph Communications]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/torontoist-bought-by-magazine-company/article571808/ | title=Torontoist bought by magazine company | first=ADRIAN | last=MORROW | work=[[The Globe and Mail]] | date=March 14, 2011}}</ref> As a result the site was not affected by the Gothamist shutdown in 2017, and remained in operation until it was acquired by ''[[Daily Hive]]'' in 2019. |
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In a similar fashion, in 2010 Londonist was transferred to the London-based startup LDN Creative.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://londonist.com/2010/06/news_in_which_londonist_is_compared | title=Londonist And @LDN Join Forces | work=Londonist | date=June 11, 2010}}</ref> |
In a similar fashion, in 2010 Londonist was transferred to the London-based startup LDN Creative.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://londonist.com/2010/06/news_in_which_londonist_is_compared | title=Londonist And @LDN Join Forces | work=Londonist | date=June 11, 2010}}</ref> |
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=== Shutdown === |
=== Shutdown === |
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In 2017, Gothamist and all related |
In 2017, Gothamist and all related websites were sold to [[Joe Ricketts]], owner of [[DNAinfo.com]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.politico.com/media/story/2017/03/trump-donor-local-news-publisher-joe-ricketts-acquires-gothamist-websites-004939 | title=Joe Ricketts, local news publisher and Trump backer, acquires Gothamist websites | first=JOE | last=POMPEO | work=[[Politico]] | date=March 8, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://observer.com/2017/03/dnainfo-buys-gothamist-joe-ricketts/ | title=Joe Ricketts’ DNAinfo Buys Gothamist, Creating Local News Juggernaut | first=John | last=Bonazzo | work=[[observer.com|Observer]] | date=March 8, 2017}}</ref> After the acquisition, Gothamist expunged from its archives a number of stories that had covered Ricketts critically. Regarding the removal of Ricketts related content from the website, Dobkin told [[Jezebel (website)|Jezebel]], “Just as Bloomberg doesn’t cover Bloomberg, we don’t plan to cover Joe Ricketts and so we decided to take down our coverage of him. No one asked us to do it. It was a decision made solely by Jen [Chung] and me.”<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://jezebel.com/gothamist-deleted-negative-coverage-of-its-new-owner-1793085352|title=Gothamist Deleted Negative Coverage of Its New Owner|work=Jezebel|access-date=2017-03-08|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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On November 2, 2017, Ricketts posted to both DNAinfo and the "-ist" network |
On November 2, 2017, Ricketts posted to both DNAinfo and the "-ist" network websites that both websites would immediately cease operations, a week after Gothamist writers voted to unionize with the [[Writers Guild of America, East]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.robertfeder.com/2017/11/02/ricketts-shuts-dnainfo/|title=Ricketts shuts down DNAinfo|last=Feder|first=Robert|date=2 November 2017|accessdate=2 November 2017}}</ref> All content from all DNAinfo sites and all subsidiary sites were taken down.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/02/nyregion/dnainfo-gothamist-shutting-down.html|title=DNAinfo and Gothamist Are Shutting Down|last=Newman|first=Andy|date=November 2, 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=November 2, 2017|last2=Leland|first2=John|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The next day, archives of the sites were returned to functionality.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://qz.com/1119220/the-archives-of-dnainfo-gothamist-chicagoist-laist-and-shanghaiist-are-not-deleted/|title=DNAInfo’s and Gothamist’s archives still exist and are likely to be resurrected|last=Yanofsky|first=David|date=2017-11-03|work=Quartz|access-date=2017-11-04|language=en-US}}</ref> Ricketts's shutdown was criticized as being a mere act of retaliation after the two companies' workers had joined a union.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/03/opinion/dnainfo-gothamist-ricketts-union.html|title=Opinion {{!}} A Billionaire Destroyed His Newsrooms Out of Spite|last=Nolan|first=Hamilton|date=2017-11-03|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-11-04|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In the aftermath of the shutdown, laid-off reporters for Gothamist stated that former owners Jake Dobkin and Jen Chung actively cooperated with Ricketts to discourage the union efforts, “It was textbook [[union-busting]] stuff.”<ref name="newyorker_20171114">{{Cite journal |
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=== Relaunch === |
=== Relaunch === |
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On February 23, 2018, public radio stations [[WNYC]], [[KPCC]], and [[WAMU]] announced that they had jointly acquired Gothamist and its related |
On February 23, 2018, public radio stations [[WNYC]], [[KPCC]], and [[WAMU]] announced that they had jointly acquired Gothamist and its related websites LAist and DCist.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wnyc.org/press/acquires-gothamist/22318/|title=WNYC, KPCC, and WAMU Acquire Gothamist Assets|publisher=WNYC|access-date=2018-02-23|language=en}}</ref> Under the agreement, Gothamist and its sister sites would begin publishing news content again.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/23/nyregion/gothamist-dnainfo-deal-wnyc-publish-again.html|title=Gothamist Will Publish Again in Deal With WNYC|last=Newman|first=Andy|date=2018-02-23|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-02-23|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Additionally, WNYC acquired the archives of Chicagoist and SFist, and Chicago's [[WBEZ]] stated that they were exploring an acquisition of the former.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://current.org/2018/02/three-public-radio-stations-acquire-gothamist-sites/|title=Three public radio stations acquire Gothamist sites|work=Current|access-date=2018-02-23|language=en-US}}</ref> WAMU relaunched DCist on June 11, 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schweitzer |first=Ally |url=https://wamu.org/story/18/06/11/dcist-officially-back-ready-breathe-new-life-local-news/ |title=DCist Is Officially Back — And Ready To Breathe New Life Into Local News |publisher=WAMU |date=June 11, 2018 |accessdate=June 15, 2018}}</ref> Gothamist confirmed that [[Chance the Rapper]] acquired Chicagoist after he announced it in a new song, "I Might Need Security", on July 18, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chance The Rapper Bought Chicagoist And Announced It In Newly Released Song |url=http://gothamist.com/2018/07/19/chance_the_rapper_chicagoist.php |website=Gothamist |accessdate=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719043135/http://gothamist.com/2018/07/19/chance_the_rapper_chicagoist.php |archive-date=19 July 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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On January 7, 2019, labor union [[SAG-AFTRA]] and WNYC announced that they had reached an agreement to recognize more than 25 digital employees of New York Public Radio, including Gothamist staff.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wnyc.org/press/sag-aftra-nypr/10719/ |title=SAG-AFTRA and New York Public Radio Reach Voluntary Recognition Agreement Covering New Employees | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News |publisher=WNYC |accessdate=2019-01-25}}</ref> |
On January 7, 2019, labor union [[SAG-AFTRA]] and WNYC announced that they had reached an agreement to recognize more than 25 digital employees of New York Public Radio, including Gothamist staff.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wnyc.org/press/sag-aftra-nypr/10719/ |title=SAG-AFTRA and New York Public Radio Reach Voluntary Recognition Agreement Covering New Employees | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News |publisher=WNYC |accessdate=2019-01-25}}</ref> |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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The flagship Gothamist |
The flagship Gothamist website has received a number of awards and commendations, including six [[Bloggies]] nominations. It was named a "[[Forbes]] Favorite",<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/bow/b2c/category.jhtml?id=323 |title=City Blogs |work=[[Forbes]] |accessdate=10 January 2008}}</ref> and a ''[[BusinessWeek]]'' "Best of the Web".<ref>See slide number 4 of 13 in Joseph Pisani, [http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/09/bloggers/index_01.htm Special Report: Best of the Web: Your Favorite Bloggers:] BusinessWeek.com readers' Top 12 Choices from the Idiosyncratic World of Blogging", ''[[BusinessWeek]]'', accessed January 10, 2008 (slideshow).</ref> In 2007, Gothamist was named blog of the year by ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' magazine and given a Wired Rave Award.<ref>Sonia Zjawinski, [https://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/multimedia/2007/04/ss_raves?slide=12 "The 2007 Rave Awards"], ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'', April 2007, accessed January 10, 2008.</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:American blogs]] |
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[[Category:Internet properties disestablished in 2017]] |
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Revision as of 07:00, 5 December 2020
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Type of site | News, culture |
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Available in | English language |
Owner | Gothamist LLC |
Created by | Jake Dobkin, Jen Chung |
URL | gothamist |
Launched | 2003 |
Current status | Active |
Gothamist LLC was the operator, or in some cases franchisor, of eight city-centric websites that focused on news, events, food, culture, and other local coverage. It was founded in 2003 by Jake Dobkin and Jen Chung. In March 2017, Joe Ricketts, owner of DNAinfo, acquired the company and, in November 2017, the websites were temporarily shut down after the newsroom staff voted to unionize. In February 2018, it was announced that WNYC, KPCC and WAMU had acquired Gothamist, LAist and DCist, respectively. Chicagoist was purchased by Chicago-born rapper Chance the Rapper in July 2018.
History
Early history and other websites
The namesake website, Gothamist, focused on New York City, was founded in 2003, by publisher Jake Dobkin and editor Jen Chung. As of June 2014 other websites operated by the company include LAist (for Los Angeles), DCist for Washington, D.C., Chicagoist, and SFist (for San Francisco) in the United States,[1] as well as Shanghaiist internationally.[2]
Canadian website Torontoist was launched by the American company, but was transferred to the locally-owned Ink Truck Media in April 2009, while retaining its "-ist" name and remaining affiliated with the Gothamist network.[3] In March 2011, Torontoist was acquired from Ink Truck Media by St. Joseph Media, magazine publishing division of Canadian media giants St. Joseph Communications.[4] As a result the site was not affected by the Gothamist shutdown in 2017, and remained in operation until it was acquired by Daily Hive in 2019.
In a similar fashion, in 2010 Londonist was transferred to the London-based startup LDN Creative.[5]
An estimate by income.com in 2015 quoted the monthly revenue from Gothamist at $110,000.[6]
Shutdown
In 2017, Gothamist and all related websites were sold to Joe Ricketts, owner of DNAinfo.com.[7][8] After the acquisition, Gothamist expunged from its archives a number of stories that had covered Ricketts critically. Regarding the removal of Ricketts related content from the website, Dobkin told Jezebel, “Just as Bloomberg doesn’t cover Bloomberg, we don’t plan to cover Joe Ricketts and so we decided to take down our coverage of him. No one asked us to do it. It was a decision made solely by Jen [Chung] and me.”[9]
On November 2, 2017, Ricketts posted to both DNAinfo and the "-ist" network websites that both websites would immediately cease operations, a week after Gothamist writers voted to unionize with the Writers Guild of America, East.[10] All content from all DNAinfo sites and all subsidiary sites were taken down.[11] The next day, archives of the sites were returned to functionality.[12] Ricketts's shutdown was criticized as being a mere act of retaliation after the two companies' workers had joined a union.[13] In the aftermath of the shutdown, laid-off reporters for Gothamist stated that former owners Jake Dobkin and Jen Chung actively cooperated with Ricketts to discourage the union efforts, “It was textbook union-busting stuff.”[14]
Relaunch
On February 23, 2018, public radio stations WNYC, KPCC, and WAMU announced that they had jointly acquired Gothamist and its related websites LAist and DCist.[15] Under the agreement, Gothamist and its sister sites would begin publishing news content again.[16] Additionally, WNYC acquired the archives of Chicagoist and SFist, and Chicago's WBEZ stated that they were exploring an acquisition of the former.[17] WAMU relaunched DCist on June 11, 2018.[18] Gothamist confirmed that Chance the Rapper acquired Chicagoist after he announced it in a new song, "I Might Need Security", on July 18, 2018.[19]
On January 7, 2019, labor union SAG-AFTRA and WNYC announced that they had reached an agreement to recognize more than 25 digital employees of New York Public Radio, including Gothamist staff.[20]
Impress3 Media bought the San Francisco blog site, SFist, in January 2019 and relaunched it the following month with the former editor-in-chief as a consultant.[21]
Awards
The flagship Gothamist website has received a number of awards and commendations, including six Bloggies nominations. It was named a "Forbes Favorite",[22] and a BusinessWeek "Best of the Web".[23] In 2007, Gothamist was named blog of the year by Wired magazine and given a Wired Rave Award.[24]
References
- ^ "Media Kit". Gothamist.
- ^ "Shanghaiist". Shanghaiist. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ Torontoist Is Here To Stay, Torontoist, 8 April 2009
- ^ MORROW, ADRIAN (March 14, 2011). "Torontoist bought by magazine company". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ "Londonist And @LDN Join Forces". Londonist. June 11, 2010.
- ^ "25 Top Money Earning Bloggers" Archived 2016-05-07 at the Wayback Machine. "Income.com". 23 April 2016
- ^ POMPEO, JOE (March 8, 2017). "Joe Ricketts, local news publisher and Trump backer, acquires Gothamist websites". Politico.
- ^ Bonazzo, John (March 8, 2017). "Joe Ricketts' DNAinfo Buys Gothamist, Creating Local News Juggernaut". Observer.
- ^ "Gothamist Deleted Negative Coverage of Its New Owner". Jezebel. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ^ Feder, Robert (2 November 2017). "Ricketts shuts down DNAinfo". Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ Newman, Andy; Leland, John (November 2, 2017). "DNAinfo and Gothamist Are Shutting Down". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ^ Yanofsky, David (2017-11-03). "DNAInfo's and Gothamist's archives still exist and are likely to be resurrected". Quartz. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
- ^ Nolan, Hamilton (2017-11-03). "Opinion | A Billionaire Destroyed His Newsrooms Out of Spite". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
- ^ Heyward, Anna (14 November 2017). "The Story Behind the Unjust Shutdown of Gothamist and DNAinfo". The New Yorker. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "WNYC, KPCC, and WAMU Acquire Gothamist Assets". WNYC. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ^ Newman, Andy (2018-02-23). "Gothamist Will Publish Again in Deal With WNYC". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ^ "Three public radio stations acquire Gothamist sites". Current. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ^ Schweitzer, Ally (June 11, 2018). "DCist Is Officially Back — And Ready To Breathe New Life Into Local News". WAMU. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ^ "Chance The Rapper Bought Chicagoist And Announced It In Newly Released Song". Gothamist. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "SAG-AFTRA and New York Public Radio Reach Voluntary Recognition Agreement Covering New Employees | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News". WNYC. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ^ Pereira, Alyssa (February 19, 2019). "SFist relaunches under new owners, brings back two former writers". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ "City Blogs". Forbes. Retrieved 10 January 2008.
- ^ See slide number 4 of 13 in Joseph Pisani, Special Report: Best of the Web: Your Favorite Bloggers: BusinessWeek.com readers' Top 12 Choices from the Idiosyncratic World of Blogging", BusinessWeek, accessed January 10, 2008 (slideshow).
- ^ Sonia Zjawinski, "The 2007 Rave Awards", Wired, April 2007, accessed January 10, 2008.