Sprudge
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Type of site | Blog |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dolcepump LLC |
| URL | sprudge.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | September 2009 |
| Current status | Active |
Sprudge is an American blog founded by Zachary Carlsen and Jordan Michelman and based in Portland, Oregon, focusing on "coffee news and gossip".[1]
History
Founded in 2009,[2] Sprudge is the flagship blog of the Sprudge Media Network. The Sprudge Media Network manages sister sites Sprudge Live and Sprudge Wire.[3] In its first three months of existence, the website was called "The Sprudge Report"[4] and a direct visual parody of the Drudge Report.[5][6]
Sprudge came under scrutiny after publishing the name of an anonymous author of a blog titled "The Bitter Barista", resulting in the termination of the author's job.[7][8][9]
In 2013, Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen received the Distinguished Author Award from the Specialty Coffee Association of America.[10] The Sprudge Media Network was recognized as a 2017 Webby Award Honoree in the Cultural Blog/Website category.[11]
In 2018, Michelman and Carlsen co-wrote The New Rules of Coffee: A Modern Guide For Everyone, an illustrated guide to coffee published by Ten Speed Press, a division of Penguin Random House.[12]
Sprudge teamed up with South by Southwest to curate the Roasters Village, an extension of the 2018 SouthBites Trailer Park food program at the festival.[13]
References
- ^ "Bitter Barista Fired Over Satirical Blog". BuzzFeed. 12 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- ^ "Interview with one co-founder of Sprudge". The Coffeevine. 21 December 2015. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "About - Sprudge Wire". Sprudge Wire. Archived from the original on 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- ^ "Crawling forth in 2010..." barista magazine's blog. 2010-01-07. Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ "SPRUDGE REPORT 2009". Sprudge Wire. 2009-09-12. Archived from the original on 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ "Pull up a Chair: a Conversation with the Editors of Sprudge". Corner of the Cafe. 2012-08-25. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ "Bitter Barista loses job over snarky blog about customers, boss". Seattle Times. 11 February 2013. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Bitter Barista Fired for Blog Brew-Haha". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
- ^ "Seattle barista fired over bitter blog that rips customers, boss". Fox News. 12 February 2013. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Specialty Coffee Association of America Announces Recipients of 2013 Recognition Awards". The Specialty Coffee Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- ^ "Sprudge Media Network". The Webby Awards. Archived from the original on 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
- ^ "The New Rules of Coffee by Jordan Michelman, Zachary Carlsen". PenguinRandomHouse. Archived from the original on 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
- ^ "The Buzzy New Addition to SXSW's Food Lineup This Year". Food and Wine. Archived from the original on 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
