Gigaom is done, a move that surprised pretty much everyone who followed the pioneering site founded by Om Malik. “Gigaom recently became unable to pay its creditors in full at this time… All operations have ceased. We do not know at this time what the lenders intend to do with the assets or if there will be any future operations using those assets,” a statement posted by management read. Staffers started posting the sad news on Twitter Monday night, with Mathew Ingram writing, “This hurts more than I can say… We tried our best, but it wasn’t enough.” In perhaps a bit of foreshadowing, executive editor Tom Krazit stepped down at the end of February…
The New York Times moves Eric Lichtblau to the 2016 election team, where he’ll cover the intersection of money and politics. He and Nicholas Confessore will work as a team of sorts on the beat. The Times also names Randy Archibold deputy sports editor. He had been bureau chief for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean… Washington City Paper loses editor Mike Madden, who’s off to the Washington Post as deputy editor of Outlook and PostEverything. David Swerdlick leaves The Root to be an assistant editor to Madden… The Los Angeles Times recruits Devon Maloney as pop music editor. She had been freelancing at outlets like the Village Voice and Grantland… Read More
