47 Quotes by Nick Denton

I have to come to terms with the paternalism of American business. Companies are expected to take on so many social responsibilities which are the province of the state in Europe.

An employer would be a complete fool to let an image like college partying influence their hiring decisions.

Relentless and cynical traffic-trawling is bad for the soul.

Henry Blodget does occasionally have a new idea. If you’re making a point about aggregation or the emptiness of modern journalism, he’s far from the best target. Try Huffpo – or Gawker writers whose souls have been corroded by irony.

No picture, no footage, no story. The people these days require some visual evidence in order to believe what they read.

I don’t really mind playing tabloid monster. I always liked those characters in the old movies.

Google demotes search results that don’t get clicked on.

That’s always been my test for what makes a story: is this something journalists would gossip with each other about?

It’s harder now for journalists to do stories about billionaires, like Peter Thiel, without having at the back of their minds the fear that maybe somebody deep-pocketed, you know, with limited resources is going to come after us and can my organization afford to defend me?