Gothamist
Encyclopedia
Gothamist LLC is the operator (or in some cases franchisor
) of eleven city-centric blog
s worldwide that focus on news, events, food, culture, and other local coverage.
blog, Gothamist, focused on New York City
, was founded in 2003, with launches in other cities shortly thereafter. Other blogs operated by the company as of July 2011 include , , , , , , and in the United States
, as well as internationally.
Canadian blog was launched by the American company, but was transferred to the locally-owned Ink Truck Media in April 2009, while retaining its "-ist" name and remaining affiliated with the Gothamist network. In March 2011, Torontoist was acquired from Ink Truck Media by Canadian media giants St. Joseph Communications
. In a similar fashion, in 2010 was transferred to the London-based startup LDN Creative.
Gothamist was co-founded by publisher Jake Dobkin and editor Jen Chung. Dobkin and Chung are also credited as co-founders and as publisher and executive editor, respectively, of all other Gothamist-owned blogs.
The flagship Gothamist blog has received a number of awards and commendations, including six Bloggies nominations. It was named a "Forbes
Favorite", and a BusinessWeek
"Best of the Web". In 2007, Gothamist was named blog of the year by Wired
magazine and given a Wired Rave Award.
Franchising
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) of eleven city-centric blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
s worldwide that focus on news, events, food, culture, and other local coverage.
History
The namesakeNamesake
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blog, Gothamist, focused on New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, was founded in 2003, with launches in other cities shortly thereafter. Other blogs operated by the company as of July 2011 include , , , , , , and in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, as well as internationally.
Canadian blog was launched by the American company, but was transferred to the locally-owned Ink Truck Media in April 2009, while retaining its "-ist" name and remaining affiliated with the Gothamist network. In March 2011, Torontoist was acquired from Ink Truck Media by Canadian media giants St. Joseph Communications
St. Joseph Communications
St. Joseph Communications is a Canadian communications company based out of Toronto.-History:St. Joseph Communications was founded in 1956 by Gaetano Gagliano as a printing house. Gaetano Gagliano and his growing family emigrated from Italy shortly after the war. Upon their arrival to Canada,...
. In a similar fashion, in 2010 was transferred to the London-based startup LDN Creative.
Gothamist was co-founded by publisher Jake Dobkin and editor Jen Chung. Dobkin and Chung are also credited as co-founders and as publisher and executive editor, respectively, of all other Gothamist-owned blogs.
The flagship Gothamist blog has received a number of awards and commendations, including six Bloggies nominations. It was named a "Forbes
Forbes
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Favorite", and a BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek
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"Best of the Web". In 2007, Gothamist was named blog of the year by Wired
Wired (magazine)
Wired is a full-color monthly American magazine and on-line periodical, published since January 1993, that reports on how new and developing technology affects culture, the economy, and politics...
magazine and given a Wired Rave Award.
Gothamist sites
Independently-operated affiliates
- Torontoist - managed by St. Joseph Communications
- Londonist - managed by LDN Creative
Sites on indefinite hiatus
Sites under new management
- Urbanistas São Paulo, formerly Sampaist