June 6, 2016
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#137 I Stand With Gawker
Gawker is in trouble. Writer Stephen Marche, a frequent target of the gossip site, expands on his defense of the blog that smears him.
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher
Katie Jensen
Freelance Producer

Gawker is in trouble. Writer Stephen Marche, a frequent target of the gossip site, expands on his defense of the blog that smears him.

Stephen’s New York Times piece, “Gawker Smeared Me, and Yet I Stand With It.”

Tom Scocca’s Gawker piece, “On Smarm.”

Jesse’s 2014 interview with Scocca: On Smarm is about Canadians

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