Gawker Editors Quit, Saying Advertiser Pressure Led to Controversial Post Being Pulled

Tommy Craggs, Max Read resign

This morning, Tommy Craggs, executive editor at Gawker Media, and the website's editor in chief, Max Read, resigned from their posts over the decision to remove a controversial story about a high-ranking Condé Nast executive.

The resignations are the latest fallout in a tumultuous 72 hours for the company. Shortly after the website ran a story Thursday night claiming the married executive tried to solicit a male escort, the media company immediately was hit with backlash online.

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