Awful Announcing
SB Nation and Athletics Nation parted ways with Rainwater Thursday after her rant Wednesday. She responded on Facebook, claiming other people have been fabricating her tweets.
These cuts look like a response to Facebook's ever-shifting priorities.
"Though it's taken some time, we're glad that Vox Media has lived up to its stated values and respected the wishes of its employees."
The Hawaii Bowl is managed by ESPN Events, which adds another fun layer.
CBSSports.com pulled articles from multiple SB Nation sites without credit. They say this was a technical issue that has been fixed.
The error was attributed to accidental publication of an old draft that hadn't been fully confirmed.
SB Nation team site staffers will not be included in the union, which nonetheless promises to look out for their interests.
"Ryan Schultz" wrote for Baseball Prospectus and Beyond the Box Score.
Former Mile High Hockey site manager Cheryl Bradley is suing SB Nation on behalf of a class of site managers, alleging that they are employees, not contractors.
Elena Bergeron said all Vox Media contributors are paid, but SB Nation site managers pushed back.
AllThatAmar has disappeared from the SLC Dunk masthead.
Vox will host The Ringer and sell advertising for Bill Simmons' site.
Facebook is paying some companies to make content for them while opening up its ad tools to others.
As SB Nation continues to grow, will one of its strongest editorial voices be in better position to scrutinize operations more carefully?
