Sports outlet Deadspin has been sold by its parent company, less than four months after the outlet falsely accused a young Kansas City Chiefs fan of racism.
G/O Media, which used to be known as Gizmodo Media Group, sold Deadspin to the new digital media company Lineup Publishing in Europe. The sale will also see none of the preexisting staffers of Deadspin carry over as Lineup Publishing seeks to “build a new team more in line with their editorial vision for the brand,” CEO Jim Spanfeller announced Monday.
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