Original sentence: As of January 5, 2008, most of his editorial decisions (including the firing of a columnist) have been met with substantial negative comments on the site from the readership.Founded in 2002, Gawker is the flagship blog for Nick Denton's Gawker Media; They spawned other blogs including Wonkette, covering Washington, D.On July 3, 2006, when publisher Nick Denton replaced Jesse Oxfeld with Alex Balk, Oxfeld claimed it was an attempt to make the blog more mainstream and less media-focused, ending a tradition of heavy media coverage at Gawker.The literary journal n+1 had published a long piece on the history and future of Gawker, which concluded: "You could say that as Gawker Media grew, from Gawker’s success, Gawker outlived the conditions for its existence.com is a blog based in New York City that bills itself as "The source for daily Manhattan media news and gossip" and focuses on celebrities and the media industry
Edited sentence: As of January 5, 2008, most of his editorial decisions (including the firing of a popular columnist and giving the site's writing a substantially drier tone) have been met with substantial negative comments on the site from the readership.Coincidentally, the literary journal n+1 had just published a long piece on the history and future of Gawker, which concluded: "You could say that as Gawker Media grew, from Gawker’s success, Gawker outlived the conditions for its existence.Founded in 2002, Gawker is the flagship blog for Nick Denton's Gawker Media; Gawker is one of the most successful nanopublishing ventures to date.On July 3, 2006, when publisher Nick Denton replaced Jesse Oxfeld with Alex Balk, Oxfeld claimed it was an attempt to make the blog more mainstream and less media-focused, ending a long tradition of heavy media coverage at Gawker.The success spawned other blogs including  Wonkette, covering Washington, D.com is a blog based in New York City that bills itself as "The source for daily Manhattan media news and gossip" and focuses on celebrities and the media industry with a funny, sarcastic or "snarky" voice