SDS Posted July 6, 2021 Report Posted July 6, 2021 From late May: https://www.axios.com/new-york-times-nytimes-acquisition-athletic-7f1dabf4-9315-4975-93f9-68e13c642a43.html I subscribe to the Times. I'd pay for the Athletic if they joined. I don't pay now because I chose to support news reporting over sports reporting. 1
Happy Days Posted July 6, 2021 Report Posted July 6, 2021 Does that mean that the Athletic will have political agendas moving forward? 2 4 1
thewookie1 Posted July 6, 2021 Report Posted July 6, 2021 8 minutes ago, Happy Days said: Does that mean that the Athletic will have political agendas moving forward? Oh god, please no 1
GASabresIUFAN Posted July 6, 2021 Report Posted July 6, 2021 16 minutes ago, Happy Days said: Does that mean that the Athletic will have political agendas moving forward? Yes and crappy reporting 1 2
Believer Posted July 6, 2021 Report Posted July 6, 2021 The Left wants to control all messaging… Sports is no exception… 7
SDS Posted July 6, 2021 Author Report Posted July 6, 2021 3 minutes ago, Believer said: The Left wants to control all messaging… Sports is no exception… You sound well-informed. 2 2
freester Posted July 6, 2021 Report Posted July 6, 2021 7 minutes ago, Believer said: The Left wants to control all messaging… Sports is no exception… ESPN is currently embroiled in the Woke Catfight with Rachel Nichols and Maria Taylor. Too bad they couldn’t settle this with naked mud wrestling. 😂 3
darksabre Posted July 6, 2021 Report Posted July 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Believer said: The Left wants to control all messaging… Sports is no exception… 😂 Imagine thinking the NYT is left leaning 1
Claude_Verret Posted July 6, 2021 Report Posted July 6, 2021 (edited) 25 minutes ago, darksabre said: 😂 Imagine thinking the NYT is left leaning Correct. The NYT leaned left 20 plus years ago, but those days are long gone. Today they're simply the activist mouthpiece of the Democrat party. Edit: And I'm sure many will disagree with my take, but I'll just add that Fox News serves the exact same purpose for the Republicans. Neither are reputable news sources that come anywhere close to simply "leaning" one way. Edited July 6, 2021 by Claude_Verret 1
FogBat Posted July 6, 2021 Report Posted July 6, 2021 2 hours ago, Believer said: The Left wants to control all messaging… Sports is no exception… Dude, please don't go any further. You might want to ask @SDSand @spndnchz just how far that got me a few years ago.
FogBat Posted July 6, 2021 Report Posted July 6, 2021 36 minutes ago, darksabre said: 😂 Imagine thinking the NYT is left leaning That's how I used to think, as you probably well know. I honestly believe that @SDSwas just informing us about this potential purchase, and nothing more. I didn't think anything of it, and it's not my place to worry about this-or-that agenda.
Norcal Posted July 6, 2021 Report Posted July 6, 2021 It doesn't feel like a good thing for this to happen
GASabresIUFAN Posted July 6, 2021 Report Posted July 6, 2021 I guess I’ll have to cancel them once the Times buys it. 1
FogBat Posted July 6, 2021 Report Posted July 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said: I guess I’ll have to cancel them once the Times buys it. WADR, I think we're getting worked up over nothing for the time being.
Zamboni Posted July 6, 2021 Report Posted July 6, 2021 It doesn’t matter how witty and smarmy the gutter snipes are. There are none as blind as those who will not see. That goes for every human. No ones exempt. I thought the athletic was doing well and had a good thing going. Everyone was content. Surprised they are even interested in selling. I’m not gonna assume they go from apolitical to leaning one way or the other just because a newspaper company owns them. Examples will have to be brought to light after the purchase (if it happens) to prove that theory true. 1 1
klos1963 Posted July 6, 2021 Report Posted July 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Claude_Verret said: Correct. The NYT leaned left 20 plus years ago, but those days are long gone. Today they're simply the activist mouthpiece of the Democrat party. Edit: And I'm sure many will disagree with my take, but I'll just add that Fox News serves the exact same purpose for the Republicans. Neither are reputable news sources that come anywhere close to simply "leaning" one way. Fox lies though, big difference. 1
Weave Posted July 6, 2021 Report Posted July 6, 2021 (edited) 59 minutes ago, Norcal said: It doesn't feel like a good thing for this to happen Consolidation is generally not good for the consumer. I'm sure it's great for the owners of The Athletic though. 54 minutes ago, Zamboni said: It doesn’t matter how witty and smarmy the gutter snipes are. There are none as blind as those who will not see. That goes for every human. No ones exempt. I thought the athletic was doing well and had a good thing going. Everyone was content. Surprised they are even interested in selling. I’m not gonna assume they go from apolitical to leaning one way or the other just because a newspaper company owns them. Examples will have to be brought to light after the purchase (if it happens) to prove that theory true. I expect that selling was the business model all along. Edited July 6, 2021 by Weave
FogBat Posted July 6, 2021 Report Posted July 6, 2021 13 minutes ago, klos1963 said: Fox lies though, big difference. @nfreeman, is this thread grounds for relegating to The Oval Office?
Zamboni Posted July 6, 2021 Report Posted July 6, 2021 25 minutes ago, klos1963 said: Fox lies though, big difference. Dude, they ALL lie. No, no … seriously. They ALL do it. Don’t be “that guy” and think one or two cable news or newspaper outlets don’t practice “omission” reporting constantly. “But but but the news I follow doesn’t!” 😂 …. no. It does. 1
Ruff Around The Edges Posted July 7, 2021 Report Posted July 7, 2021 1 hour ago, klos1963 said: Fox lies though, big difference. If you think one network lies more than the other, then they got you just where they want you. 1
freester Posted July 7, 2021 Report Posted July 7, 2021 I think the Athletic is in deep financial trouble and their business model is not sustainable relying only on subscriptions for revenue and no advertising. They will sell to whoever is willing to pay. I don’t think they have many suitors and I suspect the NYT is not paying a lot to acquire them.
klos1963 Posted July 7, 2021 Report Posted July 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Ruff Around The Edges said: If you think one network lies more than the other, then they got you just where they want you. explain please. Who has me where?
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