Gawker Media Acquires Cityfile; Gawker Editor-in-Chief Gabriel Snyder Out
After growing his blog network from the inside since 2002, Gawker Media founder Nick Denton made his first acquisition today, Cityfile, a news and information guide about New York City’s boldface names. Cityfile is already directing users to cityfile.gawker.com.
MediaDecoder reports a price was not disclosed.
Remy Stern, who founded Cityfile and once wrote for Gawker Media sites, becomes editor-in-chief of Gawker. Gabriel Snyder, on the job for 16-months, is leaving.
WebNewser has learned Stern had been talking with other potential suitors, including WebMediaBrands, which operates mediabistro.com,
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