What Max Chafkin has said about Bollea v. Gawker
1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 23, 2026
Max Chafkin, Bloomberg Businessweek columnist and author of The Contrarian, a biography of Peter Thiel, has been quoted on Bollea v. Gawker once in 1 episode of The Builders, most recently on October 23, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Chafkin argued Thiel's campaign against Gawker chilled journalism and changed how wealthy people relate to the media.
“it had a real chilling effect on journalism and the profession of journalism. And it changed how many, many wealthy people relate to the media”
The Builders: After The Builders: On Musk and Thiel (Oct 23, 2026) · Listen from 37:09
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After The Builders: On Musk and ThielThe Builders · Oct 23, 2026 · 50 min
TechStuff's Oz Woloshyn and Mangesh Hattikudur join journalists Max Chafkin and Faiz Siddiqui to dissect The Builders' interviews with Elon Musk and Peter Thiel.
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