Type of site | Sports |
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Owner |
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Industry | Sports journalism |
URL | deadspin |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Optional |
Launched | September 9, 2005 |
Current status | Active |
Deadspin is a sports blog founded by Will Leitch in 2005 and based in Chicago. Previously owned by Gawker Media, Univision Communications and G/O Media, it was sold to Lineup Publishing in March 2024.
Deadspin posted daily previews, recaps, and commentaries of major sports stories, as well as sports-related anecdotes, rumors, and videos. In addition to covering sports, the site wrote about the media, pop culture, and politics, and published several non-sports sub-sections, including The Concourse[1] and the humor blog Adequate Man.[2] Contrasting with traditional sports updates of other outlets,[3] Deadspin was known for its irreverent, conversational tone,[4] often injecting crude humor into its writing and taking a critical lens to the topics it covered.[3] Over time, the site expanded into more investigative journalism and broke several stories, including the revelation of the Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax.[3] Alumni writers of Deadspin have gone on to work for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Sports Illustrated.[3]
During October and November 2019, the website's entire writing and editorial staff resigned due to conflicts with G/O Media management over a directive to "stick to sports" content only.[3][4] Deadspin began publishing content again in March 2020. The site has suffered after the mass resignations, reportedly attracting only 10.22% of its previous readership.[5] In March 2024, G/O Media sold Deadspin to Lineup Publishing; as a result of the sale, the site's entire staff was laid off.[6]
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