Make that three editors. Joshua Stein will also leave.

Does this mean that Balk isn't really dead? Then what were all those clues about?

http://gawker.com/news/week-in-review/the-week-that-something-went-amiss-323867.php?cpage=6#viewcomments
(10:20 PM)

If Balk IS alive, and right about all of this--then the ripple effect really began with the departure from Gawker of Doree Shafrir, who apparently used to write Balk's posts for him while he had important business on Spring Street.