In May, a NYT earning call saw talk of ad sales at The Athletic and bundling subscriptions, things they’re both now implementing in some fashion. That piece sees discussion of a wide range of NYT-Athletic integration. Times sports staffers have also asked repeated questions about standards at the Athletic, the Times staffers said. And some Athletic reporters chafed at the Times implementing restrictions on political donations and commentary on social media, as Defector reported. That is another reason that the Times would never want Athletic staffers to be able to say they are Times sportswriters, according to a person familiar with the Times-NewsGuild dynamic.

Source: Washington Post October 07, 2022 17:33 UTC