PhotoGawker.com, the irreverent website whose wry, conversational tone and take-no-prisoners style influenced publications across the internet, will shut down next week, even as the rest of the company’s portfolio of sites were poised to be folded into Univision. Nick Denton, Gawker Media’s founder and chief executive, told employees about the decision on Thursday, according to a post at Gawker.com. Univision won an auction on Tuesday for Gawker Media with a bid of $135 million. It was not clear when Univision won the auction whether it intended to continue operating Gawker.com. The company’s portfolio of sites also includes the technology site Gizmodo; the sports site Deadspin; and Jezebel, a site aimed at women.

Source: New York Times August 18, 2016 17:37 UTC