Deadspin
Encyclopedia
Deadspin is a sports website owned by Gawker Media
and was launched in September 2005. As of February 2010, the site had attracted over 462 million unique visitors and about 573 million page views.
Deadspin's founding editor-in-chief was Will Leitch
, author and a founding editor of the New York City
-based culture website, "The Black Table." Leitch announced on June 5, 2008 that he would be leaving to take a position at New York magazine
. He was replaced by A.J. Daulerio, former senior writer for the site..
The current staff consists of managing editor Tom Scocca, senior editor Tommy Craggs, writers Barry Petchesky and Luke O'Brien, video editor Emma Carmichael, nights/weekends editor Brian Hickey and contributing editor Drew Magary, along with a rotating group of regular contributors, interns and editorial assistants. The editorial tone is similar to that of its sister site Gawker.com
: sarcastic, humorous and often critical of mainstream media personalities.
videos. The last post each evening is tagged "DUAN" and means Deadspin Up All Night, often taking on a life of its own and featuring wildly diverse (and not necessarily related to sport) commentary. Like Gawker.com, stories on Deadspin come from anonymous tips, readers and other sports blog
s.
cited two stories that came from Deadspin, photographs of Matt Leinart
partying in New York City and the first published report that outfielder
Matt Lawton
had tested positive for steroids, as two of the top web stories of 2005, and Time
magazine named the site one of the 50 coolest websites of 2006.
"You're with me, leather
," a phrase allegedly used by ESPN
anchor Chris Berman, appeared in an anecdote submitted by a site contributor, became a running gag among readers and was used on-air by television personalities such as ESPN's Tony Kornheiser
and Neil Everett
and MSNBC
's Keith Olbermann
.
A second season episode of the Starz sitcom Party Down
name-checked Deadspin. The episode concerned a fictional NFL Draft
prospect dropping in the draft because of his rumored homosexuality, with Deadspin providing photographic evidence.
Deadspin broke the story of NFL quarterback Brett Favre
's alleged sexual misconduct toward journalist Jenn Sterger
. The story was picked up (and credited to Deadspin) by numerous mainstream media outlets, including ESPN
, Newsweek
, and the New York Daily News
.
Gawker Media
Gawker Media is an American online media company and blog network, founded and owned by Nick Denton based in New York City. It is considered to be one of the most visible and successful blog-oriented media companies. , it is the parent company for 11 different weblogs: Gawker.com, Fleshbot,...
and was launched in September 2005. As of February 2010, the site had attracted over 462 million unique visitors and about 573 million page views.
Deadspin's founding editor-in-chief was Will Leitch
Will Leitch
William F. Leitch is a writer based in New York City and the founding editor of the Gawker Media sports blog Deadspin...
, author and a founding editor of the New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
-based culture website, "The Black Table." Leitch announced on June 5, 2008 that he would be leaving to take a position at New York magazine
New York (magazine)
New York is a weekly magazine principally concerned with the life, culture, politics, and style of New York City. Founded by Milton Glaser and Clay Felker in 1968 as a competitor to The New Yorker, it was brasher and less polite than that magazine, and established itself as a cradle of New...
. He was replaced by A.J. Daulerio, former senior writer for the site..
The current staff consists of managing editor Tom Scocca, senior editor Tommy Craggs, writers Barry Petchesky and Luke O'Brien, video editor Emma Carmichael, nights/weekends editor Brian Hickey and contributing editor Drew Magary, along with a rotating group of regular contributors, interns and editorial assistants. The editorial tone is similar to that of its sister site Gawker.com
Gawker.com
Gawker is a newsmagazine/blog based in New York City that bills itself as "the source for daily Manhattan media news and gossip" and focuses on celebrities and the media industry....
: sarcastic, humorous and often critical of mainstream media personalities.
Content
The site posts commentaries, recaps and previews of the major sports stories of the day, as well as sports-related anecdotes, rumors and YouTubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
videos. The last post each evening is tagged "DUAN" and means Deadspin Up All Night, often taking on a life of its own and featuring wildly diverse (and not necessarily related to sport) commentary. Like Gawker.com, stories on Deadspin come from anonymous tips, readers and other sports blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
s.
Mainstream recognition
Sports IllustratedSports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
cited two stories that came from Deadspin, photographs of Matt Leinart
Matt Leinart
Matthew Stephen Leinart , is an American professional football quarterback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League...
partying in New York City and the first published report that outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
Matt Lawton
Matt Lawton
Matthew "Matt" Lawton, Jr. is a retired professional baseball whose career spanned 15 seasons, including 12 seasons in Major League Baseball. Lawton, an outfielder, made his major league debut September 5, 1995, with the Minnesota Twins, who signed him four years prior...
had tested positive for steroids, as two of the top web stories of 2005, and Time
Time (magazine)
Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
magazine named the site one of the 50 coolest websites of 2006.
"You're with me, leather
You're with me, leather
"You're with me, leather" or YWML as it is also known, is a phrase popular with sports website Deadspin, its readers and fellow sports bloggers, and has grown into an Internet phenomenon...
," a phrase allegedly used by ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
anchor Chris Berman, appeared in an anecdote submitted by a site contributor, became a running gag among readers and was used on-air by television personalities such as ESPN's Tony Kornheiser
Tony Kornheiser
Anthony Irwin "Tony" Kornheiser is an American sportswriter and former columnist for The Washington Post, as well as a radio and television talk show host...
and Neil Everett
Neil Everett
Neil Everett Morfitt, known professionally as Neil Everett, is a sportscaster for the ESPN cable network. He is co-anchor of the West Coast edition of SportsCenter.-Biography:...
and MSNBC
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
's Keith Olbermann
Keith Olbermann
Keith Theodore Olbermann is an American political commentator and writer. He has been the chief news officer of the Current TV network and the host of Current TV's weeknight political commentary program, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, since June 20, 2011...
.
A second season episode of the Starz sitcom Party Down
Party Down
Party Down is an American comedy television series created and primarily written by John Enbom, Rob Thomas, Dan Etheridge, and Paul Rudd that aired on the Starz network in the United States.-Conception:...
name-checked Deadspin. The episode concerned a fictional NFL Draft
NFL Draft
The National Football League Draft is an annual event in which the National Football League teams select eligible college football players and it is their most common source of player recruitment. The basic design of the draft is each team is given a position in the drafting order in reverse order...
prospect dropping in the draft because of his rumored homosexuality, with Deadspin providing photographic evidence.
Deadspin broke the story of NFL quarterback Brett Favre
Brett Favre
Brett Lorenzo Favre is a former American football quarterback who spent the majority of his career with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League . He was a 20-year veteran of the NFL, having played quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons , Green Bay Packers , New York Jets and Minnesota...
's alleged sexual misconduct toward journalist Jenn Sterger
Jenn Sterger
Jennifer "Jenn" Lynette Sterger is a model and television personality, and former online columnist for Sports Illustrated...
. The story was picked up (and credited to Deadspin) by numerous mainstream media outlets, including ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
, Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
, and the New York Daily News
New York Daily News
The Daily News of New York City is the fourth most widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 605,677, as of November 1, 2011....
.