Executive editor Tommy Craggs and editor-in-chief Max Read said the removal of a post published last week was a betrayal of the site’s editorial independenceGawker Media’s top two editors resigned from the news and gossip site on Monday, in response to the company’s decision to remove a controversial post. The post, published last Thursday, concerned a straight, married publishing executive who allegedly attempted to book a gay escort. The post was described by some critics as a form of blackmail and widely condemned in the media. At least one advertiser put ads on hold in protest. Related: Gawker becomes first digital media company to unionize given the chance gawker will always report on married c-suite executives of major media companies fucking around on their wives Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2015-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]