The New York Times has announced it will shutter its long-running sports desk and will now rely on The Athletic for coverage related to teams and games.
has announced it will be closing its internal sports department and will instead cover teams and games through The Athletic, a subscription-based sports website acquired by the company last year.
At the time of the acquisition, Chief Executive Officer Meredith Kopit Levien said the sports website would exist as a"stand-alone product." The Athletic staff will now provide much of the coverage around sporting events, players and teams. Times' Executive Editor Joe Kahn, alongside Deputy Managing Editor Monica Drake, announced the move on Monday, calling it"an evolution in how we cover sports."
Times Chairman A.G. Sulzberger and Levien emailed staff on Monday and said the company's goal since acquiring The Athletic has been to become"a global leader in sports journalism."
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