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The Athletic keeps growing .......

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Fran Curci, Feb 3, 2018.

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  1. clintrichardson

    clintrichardson Active Member

    It certainly creates brand awareness, the chief goal of most advertising.
     
    clintrichardson, Oct 25, 2018
    #1177
  2. Junkie

    Junkie Well-Known Member

    Yes and no. They could probably stand to be a little more opaque about it. Tweeting that every story by their colleagues is "great, check it out!" is disingenuous and a little like the Boy Who Cried Wolf. Click on a few "great" stories that turn about to be run-of-the-mill coverage and eventually you're not going to click anymore.
     
    Last edited: Oct 25, 2018
    Junkie, Oct 25, 2018
    #1178
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  3. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

    Mentioned earlier in the thread that it was going to be tough for The Sports Capitol to survive in DC once the Athletic decided it was going to move in ...

    So apparently The Sports Capitol has met its end, but there's a nice ending to the story, as all three of the reporters -- Brian McNally, Ben Standig and Todd Dybas -- were all hired by NBC Sports Washington. Glad they landed on their feet.

    Closing time: A goodbye and big thank you
     
    Cosmo, Oct 29, 2018
    #1179
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  4. BTExpress

    BTExpress Well-Known Member

    Another $40 million in funding (deep in the list, at No. 8)?

    1 big thing ... Exclusive: Trump to terminate birthright citizenship

     
    BTExpress, Oct 30, 2018
    #1180
  5. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    Where’s Ragu? I’d like to see his insight on this.
     
    wicked, Oct 30, 2018
    #1181
  6. Writer

    Writer Member

    I have been a big supporter of The Athletic, but lately I've doubted that this would work. This new round of funding, along with questionable hires, has me even skeptical.
     
    Writer, Oct 30, 2018
    #1182
  7. Elliotte Friedman

    Elliotte Friedman Moderator Staff Member

    Saw this article this morning, was looking for added insight.

    Interesting that The Chernin Group -- which bought Barstool -- is involved. That would seem to be a good sign for them.

    But after reading "Bad Blood" -- the book about Theranos -- I am wary of valuations.
     
    Elliotte Friedman, Oct 30, 2018
    #1183
  8. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    Why?
     
    JC, Oct 30, 2018
    #1184
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  9. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    Has anyone left The Athletic for somewhere else at this point? I don't know at what point it becomes self-sustaining. I kind of expect it will eventually license it's content out to newspapers allowing them to further gut their staffs and improve their product.
     
    DanOregon, Oct 30, 2018
    #1185
  10. Deskgrunt50

    Deskgrunt50 Well-Known Member

    I'm an admitted dope on such things, but isn't getting more money from investors a good thing?
     
    Deskgrunt50, Oct 30, 2018
    #1186
  11. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    He knows a helluva lot more about VC than I do.
     
    wicked, Oct 30, 2018
    #1187
  12. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    He’s been spot on when it comes to the stock market over the last ten years.
     
    JC, Oct 31, 2018
    #1188
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