So what's happening at Foxtrot Alpha?

"No, I don't thank you for the fish at all" (notindetroit)
05/17/2016 at 13:18 • Filed to: None

I know Gawker was looking for a full-time author to replace Tyler at FA (I know this because I applied for that position) but it’s well past the timeframe in which I would’ve been notified that I’ve been given the OK to be advanced through the hiring process. Based on recent columns it seems as if they’ve decided not to hire a replacement after all and have Andrew P. Collins take over a FA head contributor?

DISCUSSION (28)

Future next gen S2000 owner > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
05/17/2016 at 13:22

They also shutdown Lanesplitter, more or less, when they fired Sean and just let go Mate over in the Budapest office.

The Hulkster has apparently given orders to clean house.

Honeybunchesofgoats > Future next gen S2000 owner
05/17/2016 at 13:26

Mate is gone? Did that just happen?

Party-vi > Honeybunchesofgoats
05/17/2016 at 13:28

Happened today

Honeybunchesofgoats > Honeybunchesofgoats
05/17/2016 at 13:28

https://t.co/9xZGBhAerP

Jesus Christ. That seems harsh.

MUSASHI66 > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
05/17/2016 at 13:29

Yeah, I wouldn’t make any purchasing decision based on your future income as a FA writer....the way things are going, I don’t think they’ll be doing much hiring any time soon.

Ash78, voting early and often > Honeybunchesofgoats
05/17/2016 at 13:31

Daayyyyum. Of all the happenings, I never envisioned that would be one.

Honeybunchesofgoats > Party-vi
05/17/2016 at 13:31

I just checked his Twitter. Jeez. I mean, I always kind of understood that the whole Budapest thing was just to justify Denton registering the company abroad, but I really liked Mate.

Party-vi > Honeybunchesofgoats
05/17/2016 at 13:32

There are other personnel in Budapest - ad people, tech people, etc.

His Stigness > Party-vi
05/17/2016 at 13:41

I wonder if he was told he was fired before he got that error message about editing on Jalopnik.

What the hell is going on with Gawker though?

Honeybunchesofgoats > Ash78, voting early and often
05/17/2016 at 13:42

http://jalopnik.com/i-was-literall…

:’(

JKER > Honeybunchesofgoats
05/17/2016 at 13:45

Damn that’s cold.

BrtStlnd > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
05/17/2016 at 13:46

I thought FA was the best sub-blog in Gawker’s orbit. No other major media outlet covers the military like Tyler/FA did.

Meanwhile 500 days of Kristin was saved.

Hey hey heyyyyy, chase Buzzfeed everyday.

Ash78, voting early and often > Honeybunchesofgoats
05/17/2016 at 13:50

I didn't know Budapest was anything more than a Jalopnik thing — because Peter Orosz and Mate Petrany were among the best writers we've ever had, and because they had easier access to other car markets and experiences that North America or Western Europe didn't. I honestly thought it was just 2-3 people, not a wider Gawker thing.