# Nick Denton British journalist and entrepreneur (b. 1966) who founded **[[Gawker Media]]** in 2002 and built it into one of the most influential — and combative — digital publishing networks. Denton's company was destroyed in 2016 by the [[Peter Thiel]]-financed Hulk Hogan privacy lawsuit; both Gawker and Denton personally filed for bankruptcy. > [!note] Stub > Minimum-viable page created to support the [[Gawker Media Timeline]]. Expand with the Gawker network, the editorial philosophy, and the bankruptcy.