Elizabeth Spiers
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Elizabeth Spiers a native of Wetumpka, Alabama
, is the founder of Dead Horse Media, which publishes Dealbreaker, a gossip site about Wall Street
, AbovetheLaw
, a gossip site about law, Fashionista, a gossip site about fashion, and Supermogul, a now defunct business management site. She became the editor of The New York Observer in 2011.
Spiers left the site abruptly April 19, 2007 citing differences with her partners over launching new properties according to BusinessWeek.
After graduating from Duke University
in 1999 with a degree in public policy
, Spiers headed to Wall Street, but soon found herself in the fast-growing blog
industry. Spiers is perhaps most famous as the founding editor of Gawker.com
, an influential New York media gossip blog, but also worked briefly as the editor in chief
of mediabistro.com
, a site offering resources for media professionals.
Since then, Spiers has amassed a number of notable blog sites, leading New York Times DealBook to write of her, "It is clear that an online empire is on Elizabeth Spiers’s mind."
Prior to mediabistro, she was a contributing writer and editor at New York magazine. She has written for the New York Times, Salon.com
and The New York Post, among other publications, and has spoken at various media and technology conferences. She has also been a guest commentator on CNN
, Fox News, CBS Marketwatch, MSNBC
and VH1
.
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
, is the founder of Dead Horse Media, which publishes Dealbreaker, a gossip site about Wall Street
Wall Street
Wall Street refers to the financial district of New York City, named after and centered on the eight-block-long street running from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower Manhattan. Over time, the term has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, or...
, AbovetheLaw
Above the Law (blog)
AboveTheLaw.com is a law gossip blog which circulates rumors primarily about large commercial law firms . Above the Law publishes the rumored salaries and bonuses at many of these large firms...
, a gossip site about law, Fashionista, a gossip site about fashion, and Supermogul, a now defunct business management site. She became the editor of The New York Observer in 2011.
Spiers left the site abruptly April 19, 2007 citing differences with her partners over launching new properties according to BusinessWeek.
After graduating from Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
in 1999 with a degree in public policy
Public policy
Public policy as government action is generally the principled guide to action taken by the administrative or executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. In general, the foundation is the pertinent national and...
, Spiers headed to Wall Street, but soon found herself in the fast-growing 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...
industry. Spiers is perhaps most famous as the founding editor of 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....
, an influential New York media gossip blog, but also worked briefly as the editor in chief
Editor in chief
An editor-in-chief is a publication's primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. Additionally, the editor-in-chief is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members as well as keeping up with the time it takes them to complete their task...
of mediabistro.com
Mediabistro.com
Mediabistro.com is a Web site that publishes various blogs and job listings for journalists. The site was founded in 1993 by Laurel Touby as "a gathering place for professionals in journalism, publishing and other media-related industries in New York City", mediabistro.com has since grown into an...
, a site offering resources for media professionals.
Since then, Spiers has amassed a number of notable blog sites, leading New York Times DealBook to write of her, "It is clear that an online empire is on Elizabeth Spiers’s mind."
Prior to mediabistro, she was a contributing writer and editor at New York magazine. She has written for the New York Times, Salon.com
Salon.com
Salon.com, part of Salon Media Group , often just called Salon, is an online liberal magazine, with content updated each weekday. Salon was founded by David Talbot and launched on November 20, 1995. It was the internet's first online-only commercial publication. The magazine focuses on U.S...
and The New York Post, among other publications, and has spoken at various media and technology conferences. She has also been a guest commentator on CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, Fox News, CBS Marketwatch, 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...
and VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
.