Gawker Editor In Chief Resigns Over Removal of Controversial Story
Max Reea, Gawker’s editor in chief, has resigned after the managing partners of the online website and its parent company Gawker Media decided to take down a controversial post last Thursday. Mr. Read and a number of editorial staff opposed the move, as much over the process as over the content of the post, which alleged that the brother of a former member of the Obama administration had solicited someone for sex. (CNN Money) CNN Money reports that Gawker Executive Editor Tommy Craggs, who helped edit the controversial post, has now also resigned. Many Gawker readers manifested their objections to the story on Twitter.