Nick Denton: Gawker to search for new top staff and draw up editorial code

Media group's founder says it is to begin 'a real, civil dialogue' in the wake of senior editors' exit over the deletion of a post

Gawker Media will begin hunting for new senior editors and drawing up an editorial code this week in a bid to repair the damage caused by a deleted post on its flagship site.

In a memo to staff, founder Nick Denton said Gawker president Heather Dietrick will search for a replacement for executive editor Tommy Craggs, who resigned earlier this month along with Gawker editor-in-chief Max Read in response to Denton's decision to remove a post about a publishing CFO contacting a gay escort.