However the controversy that Deadspin and G/O Media have courted has made it a headache for possession.
Following the preliminary sale in 2019, your entire workers of Deadspin give up and began a rival publication, Defector. In 2023, 5 editors in chief, in addition to editorial director Merrill Brown, left G/O Media.
Moreover, former interim editor in chief of Deadspin Julie DiCaro is suing G/O Media, alleging that the media firm paid her lower than male colleagues serving in the identical function, in line with public paperwork. The lawsuit, which relies in Illinois, was filed in January.
The choice to promote Deadspin displays the difficult financial local weather for digital media, which in latest months has prompted a wave of layoffs, gross sales and closures.
“Though we’re seeing some enchancment to date this 12 months on the promoting entrance—and I’m cautiously optimistic it will proceed—we’re cognizant of the necessity to deal with the core websites we really feel can finest prosper within the present and future media enterprise surroundings,” Spanfeller mentioned.