Too Much Nick

The two most innovative promised future Gawker features. The first would further institutionalize Nick Denton’s philosophy of “shoot first, ask for comment later,” which has been the soul of Gawker’s coverage, allowing it freedom without access and a quicker, dirtier story filing process. Giving subjects the right to prominently offer their side of a story makes Gawker’s unconventional approach to journalism more robust, defensible, and ethical.

Web tip submission will of course help Denton keep writer costs down, which will cause much gnashing of teeth should the program become wildly successful. Expect a lot of stories about it with headlines in question form: “Is Gawker Killing the Journalist?”

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