Continuing the rebuild of its executive team, Gawker has appointed John Cook executive editor. Having served as interim executive editor since August 2015, he had worked as investigations editor, editor in chief, a senior writer and investigative reporter since joining Gawker in 2009. He was also editor in chief of The Intercept and a senior national affairs reporter for Yahoo News. Gossip across subjects and topics can be found on Gawker via Facebook and Twitter.
.@Gawker names Matt Damon… I mean @johnjcook as Executive Editor. pic.twitter.com/m1sJDwVIm8
— christopher peak (@atchrispeak) October 21, 2015