Gawker Media is the publisher of 15 of some of the web's best loved publications including the eponymous Gawker -- as well as Defamer, Jezebel, Gizmodo, Lifehacker, Jalopnik, Kotaku & Fleshbot. With a readership in excess of 10 million monthly uniques, Gawker Media marries a traditional publishing model and an all-star editorial masthead with the audience engagement borne out of the candor, frequency and hyper-linking of the blog format. The company is independently held and based in Manhattan's SoHo district.