‘The New York Times’ , Is Shuttering Its Sports Department.
The paper made the announcement
on July 10, CBS News reports. .
'The New York Times' will now rely on The Athletic, which it bought last year, to cover sports.
'NYT' CEO Meredith Kopit Levien said those who belong to the 35-member sports desk will be reassigned within the newsroom, CBS News reports. .
Many of these colleagues will continue on their new desks to produce the signature general interest journalism about sports — , Meredith Kopit Levien, 'NYT' CEO, via memo.
... exploring the business, culture and power structures of sports, particularly through enterprising reporting and investigations — for which they are so well known, Meredith Kopit Levien, 'NYT' CEO, via memo.
While the decision to end the paper's sports department may upset employees, .
Levien said, "it is the right one for readers and will allow us to maximize the respective strengths of
The Times' and The Athletic's newsrooms.
'NYT' editors Joe Kahn and Monica Drake issued a memo to employees as well.
We plan to focus even more directly on distinctive, high-impact news and enterprise journalism about how sports intersect with money, power, culture, politics and society at large, Joe Kahn and Monica Drake, 'NYT' editors, via memo.
At the same time, we will scale back the newsroom's coverage of games, players, teams and leagues, Joe Kahn and Monica Drake, 'NYT' editors, via memo.
'The New York Times' purchased
The Athletic, which has yet to turn a profit,
for $550 million last year, CBS News reports