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{{Infobox source reliability
| type = website
| shortcut = WP:GAWKER
| status = gu
| last = 2019
| domain1 = gawker.com
| rfc = [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 262#RfC: Gawker|Rfc]]
| rfcdate = 2019
}}
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== Summary ==
Gawker (2002–2016) was a gossip blog that frequently published articles on rumors and speculation without named authors. When Gawker is the only source for a piece of information, the information would likely constitute [[WP:DUE|undue weight]], especially when the subject is a [[WP:BLP|living person]]. When another reliable source quotes information from Gawker, it is preferable to cite that source instead. In the 2019 RfC, there was no consensus on whether Gawker should be deprecated. In 2021, the publication was relaunched under Bustle Digital Group, and subsequently closed in 2023. The second incarnation has not been discussed at RSN.
== Excerpt ==
{{hatnote|Excerpt from the lead of [[Gawker]]:}}
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== Discussions ==
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=== Links ===
==== RSN ====
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 16#Huffington Post, Gawker and About.com]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 37#Gawker.com]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 77#Is Gawker a reliable source?]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 152#Is Gawker a reliable source?]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 180#Media as RS for their own controversies (GamerGate)]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 220#Impact assessment ?]]
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 221#Can we have clearer guidance on what sort of sourcing from the Mail is and isn't OK?]]
=== Recency ===
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=== Rfcs ===
# 2019 [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 262#RfC: Gawker|Rfc]]
==Notes==
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|- class="s-gu" id="Gawker"
| [[Gawker]] {{WP:RSPSHORTCUT|WP:GAWKER}}
| {{WP:RSPSTATUS|gu}}
| {{rsnl|262|RfC: Gawker|2019|rfc=y}}
| {{WP:RSPLAST|2019|stale=n}}
| Gawker (2002–2016) was a gossip blog that frequently published articles on rumors and speculation without named authors. When Gawker is the only source for a piece of information, the information would likely constitute [[WP:DUE|undue weight]], especially when the subject is a [[WP:BLP|living person]]. When another reliable source quotes information from Gawker, it is preferable to cite that source instead. In the 2019 RfC, there was no consensus on whether Gawker should be deprecated. In 2021, the publication was relaunched under Bustle Digital Group, and subsequently closed in 2023. The second incarnation has not been discussed at RSN.
| {{WP:RSPUSES|gawker.com}}
|}