Episode 125: Tarpley's Hitt Job Reveals The Sad State Of Gawker 2.0 And We Remember The Railroading Of Andy Signore
Episode 125: Tarpley's Hitt Job Reveals The Sad State Of Gawker 2.0 And We Remember The Railroading Of Andy Signore  
Podcast: Blocked and Reported
Published On: Mon Aug 01 2022
Description: Gawker is (still) back and (still) worse than ever — just ask Thomas Chatterton Williams. And you may not know the name “Andy Signore,” but if you do it’s probably because he was rather comprehensively #MeTooed back in 2017. Except he provided a lot of evidence to suggest he was innocent — evidence all the media outlets that piled on him seem to have ignored. Links:Gawker: Oldest available version of the article (already updated)https://web.archive.org/web/20220726161823/https://www.gawker.com/media/losers-pal-around-at-alex-jones-film-premiereThomas Chatterton Williams denies, claims he wasn’t even in the same city at the timeWhat remains of the article nowhttps://www.gawker.com/media/losers-pal-around-at-alex-jones-film-premiereWhat’s going on at Reveal?https://www.gawker.com/media/whats-going-on-at-revealFoot-dragging on a Jesse-related correction:https://www.gawker.com/media/oh-no-the-anti-trans-bigotry-we-loved-is-starting-to-feel-homophobicAndy Signore:The allegations against himhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/04/business/sexual-harassment-whisper-network.htmlAndy’s subsequent firingApril Dawn’s public accusationsEmma Bowers’ allegationsAndy Signore’s video, giving his version of eventsThe texts released by SignoreOther articles — not the absence of exculpatory evidence once it was available:https://mashable.com/article/screen-junkies-andy-signore-sexual-harassmenthttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/04/business/sexual-harassment-whisper-network.htmlhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/honest-trailers-creator-andy-signore-accused-sexual-abuse-1046574https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/honest-trailers-creator-andy-signore-fired-sexual-abuse-claims-1046756/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/honest-trailers-creator-andy-signore-sues-defy-media-reckless-firing-1136849/https://deadline.com/2017/10/defy-media-andy-signore-sexual-abuse-screen-junkies-honest-trailers-1202184634/https://deadline.com/2018/08/honest-trailers-creator-andy-signore-sues-defy-media-over-sexual-harassment-firing-1202450855/https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/honest-trailers-creator-andy-signore-fired-for-egregious-and-intolerable-sexual-behavior-1202583996/https://variety.com/2017/digital/features/sexual-harassment-new-media-silicon-valley-1202589890/https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/defy-media-reforms-andy-signore-fired-sexual-misconduct-1202601273/https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/andy-signore-sues-sexual-harassment-firing-1202914917/https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/andy-signore-defy-media-settlement-1203252975 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe