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https://twitter.com/laurawags/status/1290384682694123526?s=20 Good for them
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Mental Hospitality posted:Drive into work was rough this morning. Don't think I've ever felt like crying for the entire 45 minute commute. Jamie was a stand up guy, witty and funny, kind and generous to others. So of course, this being 2020 and all, he had to die of loving colon cancer at 48 and leave his wife and 3 young kids. Wojo’s column was pure  And yeah, getting diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer four years before it’s even recommended that you get a colonoscopy is hosed.
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KICK BAMA KICK posted:I was wondering how stuff like legal, accounting, payroll would work for an outfit like than. barring them getting a very high number of subscribers, which is a lot different than unique visitors on a free site, i don't see how it works long term without advertising or VC money
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You don't need legal payroll or any of that. This is honestly no different than like let's say a patreon for a podcast or art. Without someone at the top who's seeking to exploit the workers for their own gain without actually doing any of the work you could build a more than sustainable business.  Like this is a podcast that I listen to. On patreon, this is their take home. They(Defector) might fail and might not make enough, but like it can be done. Just put out good content and people will sign up. You don't need all of that overhead.
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Aug 4, 2020 01:47
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I think Deadspin 2 is gonna need lawyers
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It'll probably be pretty cheap to run, but they'll still need a ton of subscribers if they're going to pay that many writers a living wage. I imagine they'll let employees freelance to supplement their income, but the biggest problem is still probably going to be attrition as people decide they can't live off $35,000 or whatever
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People seem to be confusing Deadspin with Gawker. It’s just a snarky sports blog and I have a sneaky suspicion they’ll probably avoid publishing sex tapes. There’s a lot of people willing to pay like $2 a week just to read a few blog posts and listen to the deadcast.
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As long as they don't hire someone as coked out as AJ Daulerio was in 2009-10 to lead the site and start doing things like trying to crowdfund athlete dong shots and publishing tapes of women possibly being sexually assaulted in bathrooms, like he did back then, they'll be just fine without having a team of lawyers on retainer.
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And you can still get advertisement money by having low-key adverts and sponsors. That's not a big deal and can help cover overhead.
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The closest thing to a sex tape Deadspin published was that Manti T'eo's girlfriend wasn't real.
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I would blow Dane Cook posted:The closest thing to a sex tape Deadspin published was that Manti T'eo's girlfriend wasn't real. Deadspin did publish several bits of naughty B-roll of fans in the stands, including Skydome hotel sex.
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At the end of the day they’re not really going to require much legal protection to say “Trump bad” or “Biden bad” or “Derek Jeter is a fat stupid bitch”. I doubt we’re going to see them actually breaking stories.
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General Dog posted:At the end of the day they’re not really going to require much legal protection to say “Trump bad” or “Biden bad” or “Derek Jeter is a fat stupid bitch”. I doubt we’re going to see them actually breaking stories. Wow!
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morestuff posted:It'll probably be pretty cheap to run, but they'll still need a ton of subscribers if they're going to pay that many writers a living wage. I imagine they'll let employees freelance to supplement their income, but the biggest problem is still probably going to be attrition as people decide they can't live off $35,000 or whatever it depends on what you think the subscriber pool is like; like dexo mentioned, some of the top podcasts are pulling in mid-to-high five figures per month using a similar pricing structure as defector (roughly $5 a month base level with higher tiers available) defector has more writers and as such more overhead than a podcast, but their readership is older and has more disposable income, and they’re cheaper than the athletic (although much less specialized) the other thing is that a lot of these writers are probably going to still take whatever freelance gigs they can get or have other income streams (like drew’s books); starting up a new media empire isn’t easy but defector ticks off a lot of boxes that i think will make it pan out
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RC and Moon Pie posted:Deadspin did publish several bits of naughty B-roll of fans in the stands, including Skydome hotel sex. Butthole eaten at Lions tailgate Also I mentioned it earlier but they posted some of the leaked celebrity nudes as well.
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They famously posted Brett Favre's dick. But again all this stuff was like 10+ years and four EICs ago, no one making those decisions is going to be involved with the new site
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All of these things weave the rich tapestry that is the heart of Deadspin It's not necessarily because I think they're going to post something truly scandalous that they could get sued for, but they might post something totally fine that they still might get sued over anyway. But anyway I'm sure they know what they're doing and what they'll need. General Dog posted:At the end of the day they’re not really going to require much legal protection to say “Trump bad” or “Biden bad” or “Derek Jeter is a fat stupid bitch”. I doubt we’re going to see them actually breaking stories. as long as they can keep the Deadspin continuity people will definitely send them tips and scoops
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Declan MacManus posted:it depends on what you think the subscriber pool is like; like dexo mentioned, some of the top podcasts are pulling in mid-to-high five figures per month using a similar pricing structure as defector (roughly $5 a month base level with higher tiers available) Also theres other stuff the Defector podcast is getting a Stitcher sponsorship and also with everyone having a stake in ownership it helps with a feeling of togetherness that might have people deal with lower pay.
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I didn't catch that the podcast was going to be through Stitcher. No idea how much that pays but glad to hear it.
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Lamar Odom biographer has deep understanding of nuclear explosions https://twitter.com/ChrisPalmerNBA/status/1290678170820042752?s=20
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I feel like the only times I hear about Chris Palmer he's either saying some dumb poo poo or getting fired from somewhere
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morestuff posted:I feel like the only times I hear about Chris Palmer he's either saying some dumb poo poo or getting fired from somewhere He already deleted it, what did he say?
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Mr. Funny Pants posted:He already deleted it, what did he say? The explosion in Beirut was 100% a nuclear blast
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Mr. Funny Pants posted:He already deleted it, what did he say? Or something along those lines.
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Mr. Funny Pants posted:He already deleted it, what did he say?  Now admittedly I too equated mushroom clouds with atomic bombs...when I was like ten.
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Not sure why it's not embedding anymore but it's still up https://twitter.com/ChrisPalmerNBA/status/1290684569931243520?s=20 And he's doubling down! https://twitter.com/ChrisPalmerNBA/status/1290725213110284289?s=20 Also posted a sweet motivational tweet between those two https://twitter.com/ChrisPalmerNBA/status/1290719092563824641?s=20
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jfc he's really That Guy isn't he
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morestuff posted:Not sure why it's not embedding anymore but it's still up getting rid of about 95% of NBA writers/"journalists" would make me want to watch the NBA a lot more, to be honest
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Troy Queef posted:getting rid of about 95% of NBA writers/"journalists" would make me want to watch the NBA a lot more, to be honest They don’t play the game I watch a poo poo ton of basketball and have no idea who this dude is like at all
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THIS LEAGUE normally you only see Palmer pop up when he is completely fabricating trade rumors, kudos to him for finding a new way to get him name out there a new subject to talk out of his rear end about
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morestuff posted:The explosion in Beirut was 100% a nuclear blast I know it's well past its expiration date, but if ever there was a time to use the Picard meme... Jesus, what an idiot. And thanks.
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look johnny manziel loving sucks but if the layup’s there you take it
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Rovell did manage to own Clay Travis at least https://twitter.com/BarstoolBigCat/status/1291194618747510784
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Schremp Howard posted:Rovell did manage to own Clay Travis at least lmao 4 tweets containing all garbage people.
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