The Athletic keeps growing .......

In which it appears Laura Wagner read this thread and decided to turn it into a story.

https://deadspin.com/lets-do-the-math-on-the-athletic-1836999585

 

I hope it works. It’ll hurt a lot of really good journalists if it doesn’t.

It feels very much like a “fake it til you make it” deal unless someone buys the whole operation.

 

“Covering the sport of baseball” as in the comings and goings of the MLB?

 

Exactly.

It's a tech start-up

The laws of gravity don't apply.

 

They’re banking on Amazon buying them out in 5 years. Quite the called bluff if they don’t get sold

 

Andy is a hell of a writer. He knows it too.

 

I think you’re right. Or google. Or someone.

 

I'd be surprised if the VC people think it will take that long. 24 months maybe.

Being acquired is a time-honored strategy in tech.

 

That doesn't answer my question...

 

I don't read this thread much, but I just discovered Ed Bouchette, long-time Steelers beat writer for the P-G left this spring to join the Athletic.
Wondered because I had seen his by-line for sometime. I thought maybe he was on vacation.

Good get for them and probably - given the P-G's recent fortunes, probably and even better move for Bouchette.

 

600,000?

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