#CNNBlackmail is already trending and the firing of the four members of the KFILE team has already been demanded. I somehow doubt the channers are simply going to take this sort of thing lying down. If I was a CNN employee with any big secret to protect, I'd consider resigning today. In addition, he said his statement could serve as an example to others not to do the same.ĬNN reserves the right to publish his identity should any of that change. In the interview, "HanA**holeSolo" sounded nervous about his identity being revealed and asked to not be named out of fear for his personal safety and for the public embarrassment it would bring to him and his family.ĬNN is not publishing "HanA**holeSolo's" name because he is a private citizen who has issued an extensive statement of apology, showed his remorse by saying he has taken down all his offending posts, and because he said he is not going to repeat this ugly behavior on social media again. The apology has since been taken down by the moderators of /The_Donald subreddit.Īfter posting his apology, "HanA**holeSolo" called CNN's KFile and confirmed his identity. I have the highest respect for the journalist community and they put their lives on the line every day with the jobs that they do in reporting the news." I thought it was the original post that was made and that is why I took credit for it. What the President's feed showed was not the original post that was posted here, but loaded up somewhere else and sound added to it then sent out on Twitter. "I had no idea anyone would take it and put sound to it and then have it put up on the President's Twitter feed. "The meme was created purely as satire, it was not meant to be a call to violence against CNN or any other news affiliation," he wrote. On Tuesday, "HanA**holeSolo" posted his apology on the subreddit /The_Donald and deleted all of his other posts. On Monday, KFile attempted to contact the man by email and phone but he did not respond. The apology came after CNN's KFile identified the man behind "HanA**holeSolo." Using identifying information that "HanA**holeSolo" posted on Reddit, KFile was able to determine key biographical details, to find the man's name using a Facebook search and ultimately corroborate details he had made available on Reddit. Since when is it the job of the news media to report, or not report, the news depending upon whether someone behaves how they want? Univision, which until recently was best known as a Spanish-language TV network, has been expanding its digital reach in recent years by acquiring satire site The Onion and The Root, a publication aimed at African-Americans.Īnd earlier this year it picked up full ownership of Fusion, the network and digital publisher aimed at millennials, which it originally launched in conjunction with Disney.This public threat issued by CNN to an anonymous meme maker marks an interesting development in so-called "professional journalism". Last year, as rival media companies like Vice, BuzzFeed and Vox Media (which owns this site) were raising money at increasingly high valuations, Denton was arguing that his company was worth $250 million or more. Whatever the result of the case, the auction is a disappointing conclusion for Denton, who founded the company in 2002. When it is final, the judgment funds will be set aside while Gawker appeals its court case eventually the money will go to the side that wins. bankruptcy court judge needs to sign off on the transaction. "But ultimately Univision prevailed, and both sides are happy with the outcome." Both parties put in an awful lot of work, and Ziff Davis deserves credit for their effort," Patricof said. Mark Patricof, the Houlihan Lokey banker who represented Gawker Media, confirmed the sale price. We could not have picked an acquirer more devoted to vibrant journalism." I am pleased that our employees are protected and will continue their work under new ownership - disentangled from the legal campaign against the company. ![]() Here's a statement from Gawker Media owner Nick Denton: "Gawker Media Group has agreed this evening to sell our business and popular brands to Univision, one of America’s largest media companies that is rapidly assembling the leading digital media group for millennial and multicultural audiences. Ziff Davis had originally offered $90 million for Gawker Media. Ziff Davis and Univision were the only two bidders for Gawker, which filed for bankruptcy after Hulk Hogan and Peter Thiel won a $140 million judgment in a privacy case. Univision’s offer will encompass all seven of Gawker Media’s sites, including The TV network and digital publisher has agreed to pay $135 million for the bankrupt blog network, according to a person familiar with the deal. Univision has won the auction for Gawker Media.
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