Londonist is a website about London and everything that happens in it. That means news, reviews and events; the history and future of London. We celebrate the quirks, eccentricities, hidden and surprising bits that make up the alternative side of the city.

Upbeat and eclectic, Londonist is created by an incredibly talented and diverse team of contributors who share a passion for the city with our readers. We're a bunch of London obsessives who live the city and share our best discoveries.

Think London, Londoner, Londonist.

Masthead:

Editors: Lindsey Clarke & Matt Brown.

Contact any of us: londonist (at) gmail dot com.

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Londonist is published by Gothamist.com:
Publisher and co-founder: Jake Dobkin
Executive Editor and co-founder: Jen Chung
Technology: Neil Epstein
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Background:

• Londonist used to be The Big Smoker written and edited by original founders Rob Hinchcliffe and Euan Mitchell, until we joined forces with Gothamist in order to take over the world. In doing so Londonist became the first international addition to the expanding -ist network.
• Londonist is one of the most widely read blogs in London with an average 6,000 unique visitors per day.
• The Guardian awarded our old incarnation first prize for best design in its 2003 Best of British Blogging awards.
• Londonist has been nominated in the Best British or Irish Weblog category of the Bloggies for two years running and was nominated as Best European Weblog in 2008.
• Londonist has also been chosen as one of Time Out's 50 top London websites, citing us as "a lively and eclectic ongoing conversation about the capital, put together with real passion and insight." Our Free Wifi Map was given a special mention.
• Londonist has been featured in, and linked from The Times, The Guardian (more than once), and even the Scotsman (a feature on city blogs).
• And members of the editorial team have been invited as guest speakers on Sky News to comment on what's been happening on the internet. We were also featured as guests on BBC London talking about the London Mayoral elections 2008. More information about TV and radio appearances are available on request.
• Londonist's wide range of content attracts a high volume of comments and discussion from its readers, and we take enormous pride in the crowds of faithful, fun followers of our website who turn up for our various social events.