Nick Denton, the founder of Gawker.com and a whole host of websites, covering everything from gossip to technology to sci-fi to porn, is a big deal in the media. Which is to say, he is kinda busy, running his cyber-media empire. So if he personally puts up a post on one of his sites, it must mean something to him.
So here's Denton's take, in Gawker.com this morning, on the picture above, in its entirety:
There are only two explanations for the sieg-heiling image of Sarah Palin that appeared briefly on CNN's website earlier this morning: a mischievous web producer thought to make a connection by photo selection between the Republican vice-presidential nominee and right-wing rabble-rousers of an earlier era; or he or she was so entirely clueless as to miss the allusion. Either way, the choice of image was clearly an embarrassment to a cable news channel which is already under attack from the McCain campaign for aggressive questioning and perceived bias. The front page of CNN.com was changed within minutes; but not before one of our tipsters grabbed a screenshot.
TCG has read in the past that Denton is Jewish, so that might explain his sensitivity to jokes about Hitler salutes. Although, of course, who knows--maybe CNN isn't joking.
But in fact, every fair-minded American should be similarly offended about flip references to Hitler, whether they are made for partisan purposes or simply for numbskull purposes.
1 comments:
Gawker and Nick Denton have a little problem and more than likely, he will receive a complimentary trip home, back to Merry Old England....because hacking is a felony, posting confidential information is harasment.
Not only is there a hefty fine and penalty of up to twenty years in prison for hacking, but there are penalties for stalking, putting personal information about one on the internet (HR3402) and.....state wiretap laws
exposure to litigation for violation of privacy and other damages....as well as deportation.....
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