Jul
20
'Business Concerns' Played a Part in Yanking Gawker Article, Denton Says, but Don't Blame Advertisers
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Responding to the resignations of two top editors on Monday, Gawker Media founder Nick Denton acknowledged that “business concerns” contributed to pulling down a controversial article last week.
Mr. Denton’s previous explanation focused on the pointless cruelty of the article, which exposed the alleged secret sex life of a Conde Nast executive, and an audience that now “demands greater editorial restraint.” Gawker Media Executive Editor Tommy Craggs charged in a staff memo explaining his resignation, however, that there was more to it than that:
Advertisers such as Discover and BFGoodrich were either putting holds on their campaigns or pulling out entirely.
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