ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn, dʒˈeɪ. kˈeɪ. tɹˈɑːɾɚɹ ʌv ɡˈɔːkɚ mˈiːdiːə dᵻklˈɛɹd wˈɛmpəl ˈeɪ "hˈiəɹoʊ", ænd ðˈæt "lˈaɪk ɐ dˈiːpli ɛmbˈɛdᵻd ˌænθɹəpˈɑːlədʒˌɪst, wˈɛmpəl skˈaʊɚz wˈɑːʃɪŋtən mˈiːdiːə ænd, nˌɑːt ɪnfɹˈiːkwəntli, ðɛɹ nˈuː jˈɔːɹk kˈaʊntɚpˌɑːɹts fɔːɹ hɪpˈɑːkɹəsi, ɛksˈɛs, ænd kɚɹˈʌpʃən.
In 2013, J. K. Trotter of Gawker Media declared Wemple a "hero", and that "like a deeply embedded anthropologist, Wemple scours Washington media (and, not infrequently, their New York counterparts) for hypocrisy, excess, and corruption.