Gawker looks to hire newspaper reporters

December 18, 2007 · Filed Under Future of Media,  

Gawker is looking to shake things up by hiring newspaper reporters to make and break news.

The gossip site has posted job ads for reporters with newspaper backgrounds.

The site says:

The new Gawker hire may experiment with a new form of reporting, unique to online, in which ideas are floated, appeals made to the readers, and the story assembled over the course of several items, from speculation, and tips from users.

Maggie Shnayerson, the associate editor of Gawker.com, told The New York Times that the transition from gossip blog to news-oriented site is a natural one: “If you own a business in an industry that changes every minute, you always have to look at what you’re doing,” she said.

· Written by Jon · 2 Comments

Comments

2 Responses to “Gawker looks to hire newspaper reporters”

  1. Tiago Dória Weblog » Blog Archive » Blog procura por repórteres da grande mídia on December 18th, 2007 11:52 pm

    [...] vs velha mídia” vai andar com os burros na água mesmo. A rede de blogs Gawker Media está contratando repórteres com experiência na grande mídia, mais especificamente em jornal [...]

  2. Kataweb.it - Blog - Giornalismo d’altri » Blog Archive » Citizen Journalist e Crowdsourcing… cercasi giornalisti professionali on December 21st, 2007 12:38 pm

    [...] notizia apparsa nei giorni scorsi (vedi Cyberjournalist) interseca perfettamente alcune tendenze che ci sembra si stiano sviluppando intorno al dibattito [...]

Got something to say?