Hogan’s lawyer pointed out that she was just 23 at the time, and asked whether she had bothered to consider if the Hogan tape was “revenge porn.”Ĭarmichael, who often covers such topics at Jezebel, explained that it didn’t fit the criteria, as it normally is more “relationship-focused.” One element of revenge porn, however, is the lack of consent from one or more of the participants in the circulation of the content. The editor was also questioned about her experience at the time she had just one year at Gawker under her belt before she was promoted to managing editor. Jezebel editor in chief Emma Carmichael, who served as Daulerio’s managing editor at the time, parroted that sentiment, but in a more delicate way.ĭuring her brief testimony on Monday, Carmichael noted that as a journalist, she “grapples with” knowing a story may harm the subject. When asked whether Daulerio cared if the tape would put the plaintiff through “emotional distress,” the editor said: “That’s not my job.” The prosecution also tried to show lack of empathy on the part of Gawker, which would play into Bollea’s testimony about the harm caused by its posting the clip. (The clip would generate a bump in traffic and garner 2.5 million views).
While Denton explained in court that he meant for reporters to “provoke conversation and be aggressive,” Bollea’s defense team claims that mandate was key in the decision to post the sex clip.ĭaulerio denied that idea, calling the clip “interesting,” but not necessarily a traffic driver. Reporters who earned more unique views would be up for higher bonus compensation. In 2012, when he served as publisher, Denton told his 60-person editorial staff via a memo to “be even more of a hustler” in order to drive traffic. Since Gawker Media launched in 2003, Denton noted that the company has published 960,000 posts, or about 100,000 stories a year, which equates to 2,000 posts a week. He explained that this holds true for all publishers, and in the case of digital outlets, it helps drive traffic, which in turn brings in more advertising revenue. “It’s supposed to be new…a new idea, a new product, whatever it is.” “If all you are doing is repeating or rehashing what other people said…there’s no real point of that,” he said, referring to his mandate to nab exclusives.
The importance of shining a light on “new” material in the form of exclusives and scoops was echoed by Denton during his testimony.
While he acknowledged that Bollea’s penis “had no news value,” he contended the tape had never been seen, and was thus, “new.” Daulerio, who served as editor in chief of in 2012 when the video was published, addressed the “news value” of the video, and de facto exposure of the former WWE wrestler’s penis to the public. Gawker, which Bollea is suing for $100 million, claims it has freedom of the press under the First Amendment on its side, citing the fact that the clip of his escapade was “newsworthy.”Įarlier in the day, A.J. Petersburg, Fla., jury, who will decide whether Bollea’s right to privacy was violated when Gawker published covertly recorded video clips of him having sex with his friend’s wife. Gawker’s lawyer asked Denton to go over the foundation of the company for the St. “You can call it gossipy I like to call it true, reading between the lines,” he said, noting that ultimately the telling of those back-room stories gave him the impetus to start Gawker Media. The “deals” that are done “behind the scenes” and the “strings that are pulled” by publicists are the stories he wanted to tell.
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