Fuck you.

https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago

November 2, 2017
Dear DNAinfo and Gothamist Readers:
Today, I've made the difficult decision to discontinue publishing DNAinfo and Gothamist. Reaching this decision wasn't easy, and it wasn't one I made lightly.
I started DNAinfo in 2009 at a time when few people were investing in media companies. But I believed an opportunity existed to build a successful company that would report unbiased neighborhood news and information. These were stories that weren't getting told, and because I believe people care deeply about the things that happen where they live and work, I thought we could build a large and loyal audience that advertisers would want to reach.
A lot of what I believed would happen did, but not all of it. Today, DNAinfo and Gothamist deliver news and information each day to over half a million people's email inboxes; we have over 2 million fans across our social channels; and each month, we have over 15 million visits to our sites by over 9 million people. But more important than large numbers of visits and fans, we've reported tens of thousands of stories that have informed, impacted, and inspired millions of people. And in the process, I believe we've left the world a better place.
But DNAinfo is, at the end of the day, a business, and businesses need to be economically successful if they are to endure. And while we made important progress toward building DNAinfo into a successful business, in the end, that progress hasn't been sufficient to support the tremendous effort and expense needed to produce the type of journalism on which the company was founded. I want to thank our readers for their support and loyalty through the years. And I want to thank our employees for their tireless effort and dedication.
I'm hopeful that in time, someone will crack the code on a business that can support exceptional neighborhood storytelling for I believe telling those stories remains essential.
Sincerely,

Joe Ricketts
Chief Executive Officer

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Boycott the Ricketts, become a White Sox fan today!

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Why is he a DB? I mean other than being a Cub fan.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

Wondered why people were suddenly leaving DNAInfo to take jobs with the Onion.

He didn't just shut down the sites, but he nuked the archives.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Ah, wondered why he would pull the plug and take the archives off-line, instead of at least selling the content/site/user database to the Trib or SunTimes....

That's what you get when you try to unionize.

Trump supporter

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You never miss your wealth, till your well went dry
Seem like only yesterday, you were here smiling
Now you gone away, but I know you in a better place
No traces of you, what can I do?
Alone and confused

The sites lost money each month so he was going to pull the plug eventually, I think this just brought it about sooner.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

to cheer for a team owned by a guy who was instrumental in the cancellation of the '94 World Series?

don't worry, he'll die soon enough

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

In some instances you can unionize yourself right out of a job. This is not surprising.

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Elections have consequences.

The Ricketts are awesome! Its too bad all you liberal beta-fags here don't appreciate successful people.

Writers should not be allowed to unionize and their doing so is an egregious insult to everyone who does a real job and works for a living. I agree with the demon, shut it all down.

I love the commitment to shitposting from the Uber driver ripping off people for $5 talking about insults to people working for a living

I blame the whole Jackie Robinson LL circus on DNAinfo.

Why?

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Because.

Good talk.

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Why couldn't this have been Gizmodo or Fusion?

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Guess not.

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You know me like that.

More jealousy.

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You have to wonder if the Chicago Cubs are a part of the money behind the rise of the alt-right.

Hope you can live with yourself.

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Dude, I have an alt-right blog.

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All Write with the Alt-Right is yours?

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I don't have a problem with this. Unionizing in a struggling industry at a company that is losing money is dumb. What did they think would happen?

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

I understand Ricketts encouraged the staff to all start up Patreon accounts in the meantime.

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

I have to agree with this. When you're working for a company that is clearly losing money, then just be thankful you have a benefactor who is writing the checks to cover the losses and make sure your pay clears each month. To unionize in the face of that is asking for this to happen.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Journalism is dead. Total dick move.

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I've had many dealings with DNAInfo reporters in the past. They were all nice enough people and I don't think they slanted their stories but they were all amateurish. It's understandable as it is a first job (although a couple did seem old for the position) but their coverage was always superficial.

Anyway, I'm sure the entire staff could have been paid with a small percentage of one year of Heyward's contract.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

I hate Unions. I support this move 1000000%. Nomination denied.