>we might consider what we lost [...] its proudly independent sensibility and critical autonomy remain rare in today’s corporate media sphere. Um, what? The Ga

>we might consider what we lost [...] its proudly independent sensibility and critical autonomy remain rare in today’s corporate media sphere. Um, what? The Gawkers/Buzzfeeds/etc. are one of the many reasons general discourse has deteriorated so much. They've effectively forced "today's corporate media spheres" to become Gawker-lites because that horeshit is the only thing people read. >All that’s really left to say is that Gawker is gone and that Donald Trump is president. Gawker stayed in business because of people like Trump. He's in the White House because of independent outlets like Gawker. I can't believe a supposed professor of journalism wrote this turgid shit.