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.
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.