By John McCarthy

Tommy Craggs, executive editor of Gawker Media, and Max Read, the editor-in-chief, have announced they are quiting the publication after a story they supported was pulled from the site.

After the removal of article posted last week alleging that Conde Nast chief finance officer David Geithner was arranging a get together with an escort, two editors announced their resignation in protest. The internal memos documenting Cragg’s decision were published on Gawker, claiming the story was removed amid pressure from advertisers.

In them, Craggs promised he would resign if “[the board] voted to remove a story [he’d] edited and approved”.

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Source: The Drum