G/O Media editorial director Paul Maidment resigns, days after Deadspin’s entire staff quit
G/O Media editorial director Paul Maidment, who started the site’s decay over the last three months by insisting...
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Entire Deadspin staff resigns in wake of Barry Petchesky’s firing, G/O Media reiterating “stick to sports” mandate [updated]
After G/O Media's post removal, firing of Barry Petchesky, and repeated "stick-to-sports" mandate, the rest of the Deadspin editors and writers have resigned.
G/O Media fires Deadspin’s Barry Petchesky for not sticking to sports, union responds, Paul Maidment claims site has “incredibly broad mandate”
Petchesky had been with Deadspin for 10 years and wrote almost 20,000 posts there.
Deadspin EIC Megan Greenwell resigns, G/O Media editorial director suggests site will now be “laser focused” on sports
Four months after Great Hill Partners' purchase of Deadspin and other Gizmodo Media sites, Deadspin EIC Megan Greenwell has resigned.