Conspiracy : Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the anatomy of intrigue / Ryan Holiday.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holiday, Ryan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gawker Media.

Thiel, Peter, 1967-.

Thiel, Peter.

Hogan, Hulk, 1953-.

Hogan, Hulk.

Hogan, Hulk, 1953-2025.

Privacy, Right of--United States.

Privacy, Right of.

Vendetta.

Conspiracy.

Revenge.

United States.

Freedom of the press--United States.

Freedom of the press.

Mass media--United States.

Mass media.

Revenge--United States.

Conspiracy--United States.

Vendetta--United States.

Physical Description:

viii, 319 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Portfolio/Penguin, [2018]

Summary:

"In 2007, a short blog post on Valleywag, the Silicon Valley-vertical of Gawker Media, outed PayPal founder and billionaire investor Peter Thiel as gay. Thiel's sexuality had been known to close friends and family, but he didn't consider himself a public figure, and believed the information was private. For years, Thiel searched for a solution to what he'd come to call the 'Gawker Problem.' When an unmarked envelope delivered an illegally recorded sex tape of Hulk Hogan with his best friend's wife, Gawker had seen the chance for millions of page views and to say the things that others were afraid to say. Thiel saw their publication of the tape as the opportunity he was looking for. He would come to pit Hogan against Gawker in a multi-year proxy war through the Florida legal system, while Gawker remained confidently convinced they would prevail as they had over so many other lawsuits --until it was too late. The verdict would stun the world and so would Peter's ultimate unmasking as the man who had set it all in motion. Why had he done this? How had no one discovered it? What would this mean for the First Amendment? For privacy? For culture?"--Publisher's website.

Contents:

Part I The Planning 11

1 The Inciting Incident 12

2 Deciding to Act 28

3 Turning to Conspiracy 41

4 Assembling the Team 51

5 Finding the Back Door 65

6 Tear Out Your Heart 81

7 Seizing the Sword 91

Part II The Doing 111

8 Prepare for Setbacks 112

9 Know Thy Enemy 131

10 The Power of Secrets 146

11 Sow Confusion and Disorder 161

12 The Ties That Bind 178

13 The Testing of Faith 194

14 Who Wants It More? 207

Part III The Aftermath 224

15 The Battle for Hearts and Minds 225

16 Managing the Aftermath 244

17 The Art of Settling 260

18 There Are Always Unintended Consequence 272.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-318).

ISBN:

0735217645

9780735217645

OCLC:

1005306930