The New York Times’ Colts mistake shows value of sports editors
John Mackey retired in 1972, more than a decade before the Colts moved to Indianapolis.
John Mackey retired in 1972, more than a decade before the Colts moved to Indianapolis.
"The NFL rescinded The Messenger’s press credentials, leaving me up the creek for my expenses."
"Is that clear? I hope it is."
"Without a shadow of a doubt, this is the best place a sportswriter could hope to call home."
"Other than this one key fact that the rape described actually was a fabrication of this woman, the rest of the story was bulletproof."
Futterman and Kepner will start at The Athletic in the coming weeks.
A New York Times earnings report indicates some of their strategy with The Athletic.
"The entire newsroom is outraged at how badly this has been handled and how poorly the sports staffers have been treated."
"I feel that LIV has been sandbagged a little bit."
Many notable Athletic writers have been let go.
It is Twitter, not Google, deleting check marks.
"I don’t recall ever commenting about crab rangoon in my life! Ever! You’d have to prove it to me because I’d be inclined to tell you that’s a fabricated story."
"I don’t see us...competing with Amazon, Disney, and Apple. But everything else is on the table."
A New York Times report said Alabama G Kai Spears was at the Jamea Harris shooting scene. Spears, his father (Marshall AD Christian Spears), and the Crimson Tide all dispute that.
A "The mass shooting places Michigan State back in an uncomfortable national spotlight" headline for a live update focused on the Larry Nassar case drew a lot of criticism for The New York Times.
The silver lining is that The Athletic is losing less money than they were before the NYT takeover.
"Since the Times is committed to investing in the Athletic as a key tentpole of its subscription offering, one obvious way to cut some of its sports coverage costs, multiple staffers said, would be to shrink the Times’s sports desk."
Does it make sense for both sides?
Things look to be getting serious between The Athletic and The New York Times.
Gretzky is set to increase his NHL on TNT appearances around the Winter Classic and the run to the playoffs. But he's had an impact on his coworkers in his appearances so far.
"After 16 years, I've resigned from @NYTSports to pursue nascent projects that are particularly timely."