Key Facts
Type
Person
Sector
media
Industry
online publishing
Status
Draft
Country
Not specified
Nationality
British-American
Birth Date
Not specified
Death Date
Not specified
Sex
Male
Also Known As
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Overall Confidence
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Career & Education
Positions
Founder
Gawker Media LLC
2003
Education
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About
Nick Denton is a British-American media entrepreneur, founder and former owner and CEO of Gawker Media, a digital media company known for its provocative online journalism until its bankruptcy, and has been associated with explaining the company's redesign decisions.
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Recent Events
Court Chastises Denton for Inflating Equity Value
Meeting with courts, order to seize assets
7/29/2016
Punitive Damages Awarded to Hogan
Additional $25 million, including $10 million from Denton
3/21/2016
Gawker Sites Redesign Roll-out
Major design change to some Gawker sites, removal of Twitter and StumbleUpon buttons
2/1/2011
Bet on Gawker Redesign Traffic
Rex Sorgatz bet against Gawker redesign success, accepted by Nick Denton, measured by Quantcast page views
2/1/2011
Founding of Gawker Media
Founded by Nick Denton as Blogwire, Inc.
10/9/2003