Working at Gothamist Taught Me How To Think And What To Think About
by Lauren Evans on Jezebel, shared by Barry Petchesky from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#36ZBT)
Yesterday, it was announced that Gothamist and DNAinfo, two sites vitally important to New York City's news ecosystem, were shutting down. Its owner, Joe Ricketts, it seemed, would sooner lay off a combined staff of 115 people than see his workers unionize.