Layoffs and financial desperation signal the new normal could be ugly in sports media Globe_Sports
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry drives past Indiana Pacers forward T.J. Warren during first half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Feb. 23, 2020. It's going to be a while before the NBA is back on TV, writes Simon Houpt.
It also came as word was breaking that The Athletic, a much-hyped sports-news website that launched a subscription-only business model in 2017, was permanently laying off about 8 per cent of its staff, 46 people, and instituting a companywide pay cut of at least 10 per cent until the end of the year.
And it began to score some impressive journalistic triumphs, including the scoop about the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal. Here in Canada, senior writer Dan Robson won the National Newspaper Award for a collection of empathetic features about former NHL players.
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