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Jim Rich out as G/O Media editorial director, reportedly over conflicts with ownership, CEO

Rich said the move was unrelated to criticism over Deadspin's coverage of Rachel Nichols' phone call.

By Sean Keeley OnJul 10, 2021 0
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Jim Rich, who was running the Deadspin corpse reanimation project, is now G/O Media’s editorial director

Rich received the editorial director job almost six months after Paul Maidment's resignation, and after other G/O Media editors-in-chief turned it down.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 22, 2020 4
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Deadspin is close to revival, hiring writers Jesse Spector and Sam Fels

Can Deadspin be restored to the site so many loved?

By Ian Casselberry OnMar 12, 2020 8
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Ex-Deadspin writers launch temporary Super Bowl site, a sharp contrast to G/O Media’s attempted “Deadspin” reanimation

"It’s a blog! Temporarily! Over the course of the next three days, Jan. 31 through Feb. 2, we will be publishing blogs for your reading pleasure. At the conclusion of this three-day period, we will vanish."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 30, 2020 9
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New editor of dead Deadspin Jim Rich (who somehow claims he’s not a scab) says “I don’t want to see Deadspin die.” He’s...

Rich has been named to head the new "Deadspin," but there's little reason to believe it will share more than a name and a URL with the old site.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 23, 2020 13
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G/O Media has had discussions with long-time Deadspin foe Jim Brady about their vacant editorial director position

Brady confirmed to The Daily Beast that he has had talks with G/O Media, but added "Not really seeking an industry job at the moment; my focus is on continuing to build my consulting business."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 17, 2020 1
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GMG Union delivers vote of no confidence in G/O Media CEO Jim Spanfeller after latest Deadspin news, asks owners to replace him

The GMG Union is now calling for Spanfeller's ouster.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 13, 2020 1
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G/O Media demands union “not engage in further conduct directed towards job applicants,” moves “Deadspin” to Chicago under The Onion

G/O Media Jim Spanfeller sent a letter to the union Friday informing them of a plan to move "Deadspin" to Chicago and relaunch it, and instructing union members not to criticize new hires for the relaunched site.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 10, 2020 0
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G/O Media’s Jim Spanfeller holds first post-Deadspin meeting, gets blasted by union, claims profit despite Deadspin traffic drop

Spanfeller recently held the company's first all-hands meeting since the mass resignations at Deadspin, but the union said the meeting was "full of empty platitudes."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnDec 18, 2019 5
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G/O Media editorial director Paul Maidment resigns, days after Deadspin’s entire staff quit

G/O Media editorial director Paul Maidment, who started the site’s decay over the last three months by insisting...

By Joe Lucia OnNov 5, 2019 8
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Alan Goldsher’s Deadspin tenure lasted less than an hour

Goldsher sent a tweet promoting his first piece at Deadspin at 2:09 p.m. Eastern Friday. The tweet got ratioed to hell, and he announced he was leaving Deadspin at 2:53 p.m. Eastern.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnNov 1, 2019 6
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Entire Deadspin staff resigns in wake of Barry Petchesky’s firing, G/O Media reiterating “stick to sports” mandate [updated]

After G/O Media's post removal, firing of Barry Petchesky, and repeated "stick-to-sports" mandate, the rest of the Deadspin editors and writers have resigned.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnOct 30, 2019 83
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G/O Media fires Deadspin’s Barry Petchesky for not sticking to sports, union responds, Paul Maidment claims site has “incredibly broad mandate”

Petchesky had been with Deadspin for 10 years and wrote almost 20,000 posts there.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnOct 29, 2019 10

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