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Johnny ChundersMax Read
5/08/14 4:25pm
Gawker needs a good science writer. You should hire somebody to do that.
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  Búho se PierdeJohnny Chunders
  5/08/14 4:29pm
  Yes, please.
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  ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ : Riot GRRR is RUNNING WILDJohnny Chunders
  5/08/14 4:32pm
  Pay me in beakers, and I'll do it.
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lobstrMax Read
5/08/14 4:17pm
For funzies, can we have a peek at the specifics behind the "significant bonus for page views" — perhaps an example of x number of page views pays $y in le bonus?
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  Max Readlobstr
  5/08/14 4:21pm
  From Joel's post:
  
  Recruits will operate on a $5 eCPM—earning $5 for every 1,000 uniques they bring in each month. We will "spot" Recruits their first $1,500 a month; we're not monsters. Recruits can post as little or as often as they'd like; determining the sweet spot will be part of their learning and tuning process. Monthly uniques over the first 300,000 ($1,500) a month will be paid out at the $5 eCPM, up to a maximum of $6,000. (An atypically aggressive bonus for Gawker, reached at just 1,250,000 uniques per month, but we want to reward initiative.)
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  nothiplobstr
  5/08/14 4:30pm
  You don't actually need to know how to write, just know how to reel people in with a clickbait title, and/or outrageous claim.
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a most evil queenMax Read
5/08/14 4:17pm
I am into this. I'm an attorney and I live in Chicago, one of the most politically back-assward cities in America. I would love to contribute a column debunking peoples' perceptions of what the law is versus what it ACTUALLY says.
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  GregorMendela most evil queen
  5/08/14 4:34pm
  Tornado warning. Bye.
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  a most evil queenGregorMendel
  5/08/14 4:38pm
  ...that's ominous.
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Collapsed ConversationMax Read
5/08/14 4:16pm
Dear Max:

How about on a freelance basis? That is, could I get compensated for any article posted onto my Kinja account that is ultimately made into a Gawker post? Please message my account at CollapsedConversation to discuss further. Thanks for your consideration.
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  Max ReadCollapsed Conversation
  5/08/14 4:23pm
  We don't have a mechanism in place to do this now, but the company is trying to figure out a way to compensate writers for successful posts written on their personal Kinja blogs.
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  youareaninconpoopMax Read
  5/08/14 4:28pm
  Of course you don't... Classic Gawker BS. Screwing the little guy.
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toothpetardMax Read
5/08/14 4:07pm
Crap if I only had some clips.
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  That Guy he's kinda gaytoothpetard
  5/08/14 4:15pm
  I am the absolute best at hyperbole. You will not find a single Kinja member who can tell you more about how damn amazing I am at hyperbole.
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  Yukon Kizmiaztoothpetard
  5/08/14 4:18pm
  I think you meant magazines.
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Taylor BermanMax Read
5/08/14 4:18pm
One important thing Max left out: If you apply to work at Gawker, please say "Taylor Berman referred me for this job" in your cover letter/email.
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  Fleur-de-litTaylor Berman
  5/08/14 4:49pm
  
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BlerppMax Read
5/08/14 4:15pm
a young, hungry writer looking to carve out a beat for herself

So ... are you specifically looking for a chick?
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  Max ReadBlerpp
  5/08/14 4:25pm
  We're specifically looking for people who aren't hung up on that phrasing.
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  youareaninconpoopMax Read
  5/08/14 4:28pm
  Sexist pig at Gawker at it again. Sickening really.
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ClioMax Read
5/08/14 5:00pm
What do clips and an application look like for a writer who's taking the "inexperience required" requirement to heart? I'm a writer of fiction, but I've lived on Gawker since 2006 and would love to be a part of it in a more substantive way. I have this special H/T to my name, and I sent this lively LTE to The Stranger's Slog blog a couple years ago, but beyond that my writing is trapped up in manuscripts. Any tips for what an application would look like?
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  Max ReadClio
  5/08/14 5:28pm
  Start a Kinja and write posts of the kind you think could (or should) appear on Gawker. When you've got a handful, send me the link.
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  slipdiscoMax Read
  5/08/14 5:36pm
  I could do the internet analysis portion, although I am better at discovering music.
  
  You can click on my avi for the blog.
  
  ETA: sorry, forgot to say I am nowhere near the new world. Tropical denizen here.
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FindSeekMax Read
5/08/14 5:02pm
"We're looking for fast writers who can turn around original, engaging stories on a variety of topics; follow and advance breaking news; identify and cover emerging trends; and otherwise initiate, develop, and generally own ideas, stories, and conversations on the internet. You know, bloggers."

You know, everywhere except BizarroGawkerWorld, those people are still called reporters. No matter what the platform, I can guarantee you that your applicants who are worth a damn don't want to be considered bloggers/aggregators. They want to be reporters. Unfortunately, fewer opportunities exist for them now, so they wind up having to listen to this weak rhetoric from an "editor" trying to lowball them. (If there are no reporters, why do editors need to exist at Gawker? Surely there must be a more modern term, yes?)

How sad. No wonder the staff turnover at the Gawker sites has reached overload in the past several months.
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  Joel JohnsonFindSeek
  5/08/14 5:52pm
  People who consider themselves too good to be called bloggers would never be happy here anyway.
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  FindSeekJoel Johnson
  5/08/14 6:06pm
  You're quite wrong about that, but whatever. It's called "doing what one has to do to get a job - any job - in a desirable field and location in the current environment."
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DennyCraneMax Read
5/08/14 5:16pm
Hey Max, can you clear up some thing about the recruit program:

1) the Recruits post you linked to says you're not taking unsolicited pitches, but this post here says you are. What is the case?

2) if a recruit blog is successful, will the blogger be offered a chance at full-time employment?

3) is bribery acceptable? And if so, who do I send my famous from-scratch chocolate brownies to?
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  Max ReadDennyCrane
  5/08/14 5:24pm
  I believe this counts as a solicitation for pitches, so it should be fine.
  There's no one outcome to the recruit process—certainly for a particularly successful blogger full-time employment would be one possibility. We could also extend a contract, or determine new rates. Gawker tends to be pretty flexible, institutionally, as you may have seen.
  No.
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  Joel JohnsonDennyCrane
  5/08/14 5:49pm
  I don't care if you bug Max, as long as you leave me alone.
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