Executive editor Tommy Craggs and editor-in-chief Max Read said the removal of a post published final 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 final Thursday, and concerned a straight,married publishing executive who allegedly attempted to book a homosexual 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 wivesContinue reading...,
Source: theguardian.com