Gawker Names Alex Pareene Editor-in-Chief
“Alex is one of the most talented and joyously mischievous political observers of his generation,” executive editor John Cook writes
Alex Pareene
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First Look Media Scraps ‘Racket’ Launch, Slashes 9 Staffers Hired by Ex-Chief Matt Taibbi
Pierre Omidyar’s company scraps what would have been Taibbi’s “Racket,” lays off 9; Omidyar doesn’t show up for firings
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Matt Taibbi Quits First Look Media 8 Months After Joining
Journalist left Rolling Stone earlier this year to head digital magazine funded by ebay Founder Pierre Omidyar; quits before launch
