Defector, the site launched Tuesday by 18 former Deadspin staffers, reported 10,000 subscriptions in its first day. “Over 10,000 people subscribed to http ...

The Washington Post announced on Tuesday that Laura Wagner will be joining the publication as a media reporter. In the press release announcing Wagner’s hire, the Post writes that “Laura will cover ...

When the staff of Deadspin resigned en masse last fall, it felt like the end of an era of online journalism. The fun internet—best embodied by the old Gawker Media sites and The Awl—was gone, undone ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Four years ago, Defector Media launched with a great story: It was a punchy, eclectic sports website ...

Roughly six months after announcing its launch, Defector has become a media success story. That warranted some spotlight from the Washington Post‘s media columnist, Margaret Sullivan, who praised the ...

A South Korean court on Monday handed a suspended sentence to a North Korean defector who attempted to cross the border back into the North last year using a stolen bus, according to local media. The ...

Last year, the entire staff of the sports media website Deadspin quit after a dispute with their private equity bosses. Now, most of them are coming back under a new name, Defector, and a very ...