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Gothamist LLC is the operator, or in some cases franchisor, of eight city-centric websites worldwide that focus on news, events, food, culture, and other local coverage. ==History== The namesake blog, Gothamist, focused on New York City, was founded in 2003, with launches in other cities shortly thereafter. Other blogs operated by the company include , , , and in the United States, as well as internationally.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Gothamist )〕 Canadian blog was launched by the American company, but was transferred to the locally owned Ink Truck Media in April 2009, while retaining its "-ist" name and remaining affiliated with the Gothamist network.〔(Torontoist Is Here To Stay ), ''Torontoist'', 8 April 2009〕 In March 2011, Torontoist was acquired from Ink Truck Media by St. Joseph Media, magazine publishing division of Canadian media giants St. Joseph Communications. In a similar fashion, in 2010 was transferred to the London-based startup LDN Creative.〔("Londonist And LDN Join Forces" ). ''Londonist''. 11 June 2010〕 Gothamist was co-founded by publisher Jake Dobkin and editor Jen Chung. Dobkin and Chung are also credited as co-founders and as publisher and executive editor, respectively, of all other Gothamist-owned blogs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Gothamist )〕 The flagship Gothamist blog has received a number of awards and commendations, including six Bloggies nominations. It was named a "Forbes Favorite", and a ''BusinessWeek'' "Best of the Web".〔See slide number 4 of 13 in Joseph Pisani, (Special Report: Best of the Web: Your Favorite Bloggers: ) BusinessWeek.com readers' Top 12 Choices from the Idiosyncratic World of Blogging", ''BusinessWeek'', accessed January 10, 2008 (slideshow).〕 In 2007, Gothamist was named blog of the year by ''Wired'' magazine and given a Wired Rave Award.〔Sonia Zjawinski, ("The 2007 Rave Awards" ), ''Wired'', April 2007, accessed January 10, 2008.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gothamist」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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