Pro-regulation interests often resort to highly misleading arguments to advance their cause. Fortunately that kind of deception ultimately exposes the weakness of their underlying argument and public ...

Gawker Media, the publisher of popular blogs such as Gawker and Jezebel, has sold its Consumerist blog to Consumers Union, which publishes Consumer Reports. Consumerist snarkily brings readers product ...

When news broke last month that Gawker Media was essentially folding Valleywag and placing The Consumerist up for sale, my reaction was “meh” on the gossip rag and “hope they land on their feet” ...

The media biz is such a vale of tears these days that it’s a delight whenever a scrap of news that isn’t completely depressing comes along. And here’s news that’s all good: The Consumerist, the ...

NEW YORK - Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports magazine, planned to announce today that it has acquired Consumerist.com, a popular blog owned by Gawker Media. Consumerist, ...