The company said the Athletic, a digital site purchased last year, will provide the bulk of sports coverage for the New York Times going forward.
Here is what users should know about the first NFL package shown exclusively on a streaming video platform.it will no longer carry game coverage, box scores or listings in its print newspaper. The paper’s new sports section will have a magazine-style format with in-depth profiles, investigations, analysis and opinion columns.
The New York Times had made similar reductions in its print sports coverage in recent years. It no longer has a stand-alone section.Joe Kahn, the New York Times’s executive editor, and Monica Drake, a deputy managing editor, told employees that the integration of the Athletic is “an evolution in how we cover sports.”
The New York Times purchased the Athletic, a startup launched in 2016, as part of its strategy to reach a broader audience with digital products adjacent to the main news site. The site is part of a subscription bundle that provides recipes, consumer advice through the Wirecutter and games, including the wildly popular Wordle.
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