Gaming network IGN staff angry over deleted Palestine charity post

IGN says post mistakenly left impression network is aligned with one side

Gaming network IGN is facing a staff revolt after senior management stepped in to delete, and apologise for, a post linking readers to charities and organisations in Palestine.

In an open letter signed by more than 70 of the publication's journalists, staff have condemned the blatant disregard for the most basic standards of journalistic integrity and editorial independence," and called for the site's owners, the US media conglomerate Ziff Davis, to explain who made the decision to remove the charity appeal.