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
The Athletic subscriptions could certainly be a potential carrot to dangle in front of partner subscribers
"Sports jobs are Times Guild jobs. It’s that simple."
The New York Times reported a $2.6 million operating profit for The Athletic in Q3.
Fichtenbaum was key to The Athletic's expansion, shifting focuses, and eventual acquisition by The New York Times and integration with that paper.
"Quitting equals failure, and Linda cannot allow herself to fail."
"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 Times says the sports-centric site lost $8.7 million during Q1 2024.
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"The NFL rescinded The Messenger’s press credentials, leaving me up the creek for my expenses."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.