Russini swaps ESPN for The Athletic
The Athletic has hired Dianna Russini as senior NFL Insider. In her new role, she will lead the Times’ NFL breaking news coverage and collaborate with NFL reporters provide in-depth football coverage. Russini will also contribute to audio and video platforms. She joins from ESPN, where she was a SportsCenter anchor. Prior to joining ESPN in […]
NY Times’ Futterman, Kepner move to The Athletic
The following excerpt was sent out from The Athletic‘s executive editor Steven Ginsberg: I’m excited to announce that two top-notch reporters from The New York Times’s Sports Desk, Matthew Futterman and Tyler Kepner, are joining our newsroom. Tyler has been the national baseball writer at The Times since 2010, following an eight-year run as the Yankees writer and […]
The Athletic debuts new football podcast
After the controversial announcement that it would shutter its sports department, The New York Times is moving fast to bolster The Athletic as its sole voice in sports coverage. Below is an excerpt from The New York Times: The Athletic today announced a new daily podcast for football fans around the world, offering insightful, expert […]
The Athletic’s Connolly laid off as Baltimore Orioles beat writer
Dan Connolly, a senior baseball writer at The Athletic, wrote on Twitter: “Sorry to upstage Flag Day with personal news. Friday is my last day @TheAthletic, cuz of its decision to move on from localized beat coverage. This is my 23rd season covering O’s (5 for TA). Thanks to awesome teammates there & readers who […]
The Athletic lays off 20 reporters — roughly four percent workforce
The following excerpt was sent out from The New York Times: The Athletic, the sports news outlet owned by The New York Times, laid off nearly 4 percent of its newsroom on Monday. David Perpich, the publisher of The Athletic, and Steven Ginsberg, its executive editor, announced “a significant reorganization” of the newsroom in a […]
The Athletic hires Keefer as national features writer
Zak Keefer has joined The Athletic as a national features writer. Recently, he worked at WISH-TV Ch. 8, a CW-affiliate in Indianapolis, Ind. Keefer’s tweet reads: “Grateful for 9 unpredictable, challenging seasons on the Colts beat — and a sincere thank you to all the players, coaches and execs who allowed me to tell part […]
The Athletic names seven to new editorial leadership team
The following excerpt was sent out from The Athletic’s executive editor Steven Ginsberg: Hi all. I’m excited to announce some changes to our newsroom leadership structure which will help us be even more indispensable to sports fans in the years to come. The Athletic’s updated top-level leadership now includes the following new roles: Editorial Director […]
The Messenger taps Kaufman as head of sports
Dan Kaufman has joined The Messenger as head of sports. Recently, he was an editorial director at The Athletic. Before that, Kaufman worked at ESPN for more than nine years. There, he served as deputy editor for Insider and as senior deputy editor for content development. Kaufman has a B.A. from Harvard University.
Trotter to join The Athletic as national columnist
Jim Trotter will join The Athletic’s new Opinion desk as a national columnist. He begins May 8. Trotter is an experienced journalist, having worked for NFL Media as a reporter/storyteller, as a NFL reporter at ESPN, as a senior writer at Sports Illustrated and as a NFL contributor at NBCUniversal. He was also a sports […]
Iversen becomes F1 staff editor at The Athletic
Patrick Iversen is now a staff editor for Formula 1 at The Athletic. Previously, he was a motorsports staff editor. Iversen worked as a senior content editor at Wide Open Media Group and was a writing center consultant at the University of North Texas. He was a NHL writer at SB Nation. Iversen has a […]
