The Athletic keeps growing .......

Increasingly, I'm told, the Athletic is viewing itself not through a market-by-market lens but by a "vertical" lens. That is, they're looking at things in terms of NHL, baseball, NFL, NBA, college instead of Toronto, New York, Boston, L.A. The "market" is gradually becoming less and less relevant as they build a national subscriber base.

 

But then do you add staff for 1-AA football teams and college hockey in which national interest is minimal?

 

Well The Athletic definitely needs a Gonzaga writer. Would be great to have a writer based in the Palouse area

 

I would agree with that. Gonzaga does draw some national interest.

 

Not a chance; they're going to have enough trouble surviving as is.

 

The Athletic’s Chargers writer is leaving that gig to ... cover preps at The Washington Post.

WaPo is obviously a great publication, but I’m not sure what it says about The Athletic that one of its NFL writers in a great market leaves to cover preps elsewhere.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wa...6/sam-fortier-joins-cover-high-school-sports/

 

Honest question, which job is more likely to be here in 5 years? 10?

 

Yeah, The Washington Post isn't exactly "any other newspaper." If you love journalism and have a chance to work at the Post, the NYT or WSJ, you take it, no questions asked.

 

That’s actually my point. I’m pretty sure the majority on this board, according to the comments I’ve read, have at one point thought The Athletic was the ultimate destination for a sports reporter.

I’d prefer to work for the Post, too. I thought I was alone on this board.

 

I’d bet he’s in line to become a pro beat writer there in a matter of a couple of years. Look how fast Jesse Dougherty moved from preps to Nats beat writer. There’s been turnover among the Post’s beat writers, whether they get a job at another place or cover news.

 

And per the link, part of the gig includes being the backup Nats writer. And he did his internship at the Post.

 

If you’re good, the Post will move you up the ladder quickly, more so than other places it seems. And he’s no longer covering the No. 10 beat in LA.