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The Fall of Gawker

The Fall of Gawker

Supercontext: an autopsy of media · Charlie Bennett

January 13, 20171h 32mExplicit

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Last year Peter Thiel secretly funded Hulk Hogan's lawsuit that destroyed Gawker. Should the wealthy be able to ruin a publication if they don't like what it has to say? We discuss the new precedent this case set between privacy and Freedom of Speech, all while tumbling down the rabbit hole of trashy media and big money.

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