After more than a decade of publishing content online, Gawker.com is shutting down next week, according to a post today by J.K. Trotter, a writer for the website.
The development comes two days after Univision successfully bid to acquire Gawker Media, which includes Gawker.com, Deadspin, Lifehacker, Gizmodo, Kotaku, Jalopnik and Jezebel.
Trotter wrote: "Nick Denton, the company's outgoing CEO, informed current staffers of the site's fate on Thursday afternoon. The near-term plans for Gawker.com's coverage, as well as the site's archives, have not yet been finalized."
It's unclear whether Gawker.com
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