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| − | '''Gawker''' is a traditionally [[New York]]-centric gossip blog. They post about [[Columbia]] with some frequency, often when there's a class-baity narrative that requires only light reporting. An example of that would be the [[2013 Admissions Essay Leak]]. | + | '''Gawker''' is a traditionally [[New York City|New York]]-centric gossip blog. They post about [[Columbia]] with some frequency, often when there's a class-baity narrative that requires only light reporting. An example of that would be the [[2013 Admissions Essay Leak]]. |
Gawker was generally considered to be at its snarky height around 2006-7, when it served as the inspiration for [[Bwog]]. Since then, it's become a much more national in scope and more mainstream as a publication, though it's retained some attitude. | Gawker was generally considered to be at its snarky height around 2006-7, when it served as the inspiration for [[Bwog]]. Since then, it's become a much more national in scope and more mainstream as a publication, though it's retained some attitude. | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:43, 17 May 2013
- See also Wikipedia's article about "Gawker".
Gawker is a traditionally New York-centric gossip blog. They post about Columbia with some frequency, often when there's a class-baity narrative that requires only light reporting. An example of that would be the 2013 Admissions Essay Leak.
Gawker was generally considered to be at its snarky height around 2006-7, when it served as the inspiration for Bwog. Since then, it's become a much more national in scope and more mainstream as a publication, though it's retained some attitude.
