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"I think Twitter is a very small platform that has its importance over-emphasized because all of us media people live on it."
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Dereck Lively II: Losing ‘Inside the NBA’ would ‘hurt the league’
“All those four guys, everybody has a lot of respect for those four guys."
Employees at The Athletic are reportedly planning to unionize
As the New York Times Co. slashes jobs and integrates The Athletic further into its content stream, the sports newsroom's staff is considering a union.
The Athletic sees subscriber and revenue growth, profitability remains elusive
The Times says the sports-centric site lost $8.7 million during Q1 2024.
The Athletic continues losing money, but losses have narrowed
The Athletic still isn't profitable, but it's getting there.
New York Times faces criticism for article referring to fade haircut as ‘the Travis Kelce’
"What Black barbership you go in and say 'Let me get a Travis Kelce?'"
Elon Musk tells X advertisers who paused campaigns to ‘go f*** yourself’
"Is that clear? I hope it is."
New York Times sports section signs off amidst protests and tributes
ESPN, New York Times, and Vox Media among those reportedly blocking OpenAI web crawler access
“Most of the internet is garbage. Traditional media publishers, on the other hand, are fact-driven and offer quality content."
‘He murdered the sports desk’: New York Times staffers unhappy with publisher A.G. Sulzberger
"The entire newsroom is outraged at how badly this has been handled and how poorly the sports staffers have been treated."
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New York Times union officially files grievance over disbanding of sports desk
The New York Times Guild is pushing back.
Amid broadcast rights boom, why does sports journalism keep suffering?
"It seems like [the newspaper industry] has already died."
Alabama’s Kai Spears sues New York Times for defamation over Jamea Harris shooting story
"I don’t think it is a mistaken identity. I just think they didn’t do their due diligence."
The Athletic COO: ‘I don’t see us acquiring sports [broadcasting] rights’ but live events are in our future
"I don’t see us...competing with Amazon, Disney, and Apple. But everything else is on the table."
New York Times slaps “no politics” rule on The Athletic
"The people who are most informed about a particular issue, are now the ones who are banned from covering the issue."
The New York Times has officially acquired The Athletic as deal closes
It helps that the Times paid in cash.
Audacious and polarizing, The Athletic’s acquisition is a success that split the difference between its believers and haters
The Athletic is once again talking to the New York Times about a potential sale
Will a second round of negotiations be more successful for The Athletic?
Janet Jackson Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime controversy subject of upcoming NY Times documentary for FX/Hulu
Nipplegate! Wardrobe malfunction! Remember the outrage!
New York Times adds editor’s note to article over reporter’s upcoming book with Michael Phelps
"If editors had been aware of the conflict, the reporter would not have been given the assignment.”
NBA reporter Marc Stein leaving New York Times to produce Substack newsletter
Stein joined the NYT in 2017 after being laid off by ESPN.
New York Times reportedly “looking into” acquiring The Athletic
After talks with Axios broke down, the Times might be swooping in.
NY Times’ NBA reporter Marc Stein partnering with Locker Room, sports social audio app to interact with fans
New York Times NBA reporter Marc Stein may no longer have the television outlet that he once did...
Marc Stein is leaving the NBA bubble, happy to go home but with plenty to miss
The New York Times assigned Stein to the Orlando bubble for two months from the start.
