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Report of Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson’s engagement shows this story isn’t going anywhere
Whether the couple is actually engaged or not seems to be beside the point.
Stephen A. Smith cites ‘strong aspiration’ to be in similar seat as Joe Rogan
"I have a strong, strong aspiration to be in Joe Rogan’s — not literally his seat, but a similar seat."
The Athletic turns ‘modest profit’ as ad revenue grows
Approximately 22% of The Athletic's revenue during Q1 was earned on the back of advertising.
Why The Athletic launched Connections: Sports Edition daily game
"When you solve the game, maybe you go deeper into the website and read a couple stories."
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The New York Times reportedly exploring bundled subscription partnerships
The Athletic subscriptions could certainly be a potential carrot to dangle in front of partner subscribers
New York Times declines to recognize The Athletic as part of NewsGuild union
"Sports jobs are Times Guild jobs. It’s that simple."
The Athletic is now profitable
The New York Times reported a $2.6 million operating profit for The Athletic in Q3.
The Athletic editorial director Paul Fichtenbaum leaves after seven years
Fichtenbaum was key to The Athletic's expansion, shifting focuses, and eventual acquisition by The New York Times and integration with that paper.
X saw 53 percent Q2 revenue decline while friends ‘have begged’ CEO Linda Yaccarino to quit
"Quitting equals failure, and Linda cannot allow herself to fail."
New York Times CEO wouldn’t commit to recognizing potential The Athletic union
"If The Athletic team chooses to form a union to represent themselves they have a right to do that, but I don't have anything to report there."
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 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.
NFL pulled Mike Tanier’s credential following The Messenger collapse, leaving him stuck with Vegas hotel room
"The NFL rescinded The Messenger’s press credentials, leaving me up the creek for my expenses."
Elon Musk tells X advertisers who paused campaigns to ‘go f*** yourself’
"Is that clear? I hope it is."
Andrea Kremer: Charissa Thompson comments ‘made a mockery’ of sideline reporting
The Athletic adds Chris Johnston as senior hockey writer
"Without a shadow of a doubt, this is the best place a sportswriter could hope to call home."
Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner on 2014 UVA campus sexual assault story with key fabricated incident: ‘The rest of the story was bulletproof.’
"Other than this one key fact that the rape described actually was a fabrication of this woman, the rest of the story was bulletproof."
Tyler Kepner, Matthew Futterman joining The Athletic’s newsroom
Futterman and Kepner will start at The Athletic in the coming weeks.
New York Times cites improved Athletic financials for Q2 revenue gain, says they’re making ‘good progress’ on profitability
A New York Times earnings report indicates some of their strategy with The Athletic.
‘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."
Federal judge says NY Times ‘sandbagged’ LIV Golf in fight over sealed documents
"I feel that LIV has been sandbagged a little bit."
New York Times to disband sports desk, reassign staffers, incorporate more The Athletic coverage
New York Times announces nearly 20 layoffs at The Athletic, shift to more league-based coverage
Many notable Athletic writers have been let go.
