Gothamist
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Type of site | News, culture |
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Available in | English language |
Owner | New York Public Radio |
Created by |
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URL | gothamist |
Launched | 2003 |
Current status | Active |
Gothamist is a New York City centric blog website operated by New York Public Radio. From 2003 to 2018 Gothamist LLC was the operator, or in some cases
History
Early history and other blogs
The
Canadian blog 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 giant 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 blogs were sold to
On November 2, 2017, Ricketts posted to both DNAinfo and the "-ist" network sites that both websites would immediately cease operations, a week after Gothamist writers voted to unionize with the
Relaunch
On February 23, 2018, public radio stations
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 blog has received a number of awards and commendations, including six
References
- ^ "Media Kit". Gothamist. Archived from the original on August 1, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- ^ "Shanghaiist". Shanghaiist. Archived from the original on June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ Topping, David (April 8, 2009). "Torontoist Is Here To Stay". Torontoist. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
- ^ Morrow, Adrian (March 14, 2011). "Torontoist bought by magazine company". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on August 7, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ "Londonist And @LDN Join Forces". Londonist. June 11, 2010. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- ^ Hamilton, Brock (October 27, 2015). "25 Top Money Earning Bloggers". Income.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ^ Pompeo, Joe (March 8, 2017). "Joe Ricketts, local news publisher and Trump backer, acquires Gothamist websites". Politico. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- Observer. Archivedfrom the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ O'Connor, Brendan (March 8, 2017). "Gothamist Deleted Negative Coverage of Its New Owner". Jezebel. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ Feder, Robert (November 2, 2017). "Ricketts shuts down DNAinfo". Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ^ Yanofsky, David (November 3, 2017). "DNAInfo's and Gothamist's archives still exist and are likely to be resurrected". Quartz. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- from the original on May 24, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ Heyward, Anna (November 14, 2017). "The Story Behind the Unjust Shutdown of Gothamist and DNAinfo". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
- ^ "WNYC, KPCC, and WAMU Acquire Gothamist Assets" (Press release). WNYC. February 23, 2018. Archived from the original on February 23, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ^ Falk, Tyler (February 23, 2018). "Three public radio stations acquire Gothamist sites". Current. Archived from the original on February 24, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ^ Schweitzer, Ally (June 11, 2018). "DCist Is Officially Back — And Ready To Breathe New Life Into Local News". WAMU. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ^ Carlson, Jen (July 19, 2018). "Chance The Rapper Bought Chicagoist And Announced It In Newly Released Song". Gothamist. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ "SAG-AFTRA and New York Public Radio Reach Voluntary Recognition Agreement Covering New Employees" (Press release). WNYC. January 7, 2019. Archived from the original on May 3, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ Pereira, Alyssa (February 19, 2019). "SFist relaunches under new owners, brings back two former writers". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "City Blogs". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 13, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2008.
- BusinessWeek. Archived from the originalon October 4, 2006. Retrieved January 10, 2008. See slide number 4 of 13
- ^ Zjawinski, Sonia (April 2007). "The 2007 Rave Awards". Wired. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved January 10, 2008.