The Forbes.com Firewall blog looks at the media treatment of a big tech story from this week, the breach of iPad buyer information.
The source of the AT&T story claims he approached mainstream media titles before he gave the exclusive to Gawker…
Asked if Gawker paid for the scoop, Weev said the publication did not provide remuneration. “we did a benefit analysis and decided they could take our story viral the fastest,” he writes in an email.