To: scocca@gawker.com

From: matt mcewen <REDACTED@gmail.com>

Subject: Hey, cool article about nothing.

“Here is an “article” I will “write” that is somebody elses opinion of an authors “writing”. I’ll maybe say a sentence or two after their opinion, and then my Gawker “article” for the day will be done and I can check that off my to-do list.” - you.

To: matt mcewen

From: Tom Scocca

Subject: Re: Hey, cool article about nothing.

Thanks for reading!

To: scocca@gawker.com

From: matt mcewen <REDACTED@gmail.com>

Subject: Re: Hey, cool article about nothing.

Your next article should just be nothing more than a quote from someone else, nothing more. The quote should be the headline as well. See if Gawker will pay you. I am guessing they will.


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