Lisa Lane, an early star of American chess who was a two-time United States women’s champion and the first chess player to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated, died on Feb. 28 at her home in Carmel, N.Y., in Putnam County. She was 90. Her death was confirmed by the town clerk’s office in […]
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Sports Illustrated’s Print Edition to Continue Under New Operator
The owner of Sports Illustrated said it had chosen a new company to publish the magazine, a deal that could settle some of the recent friction at the storied publication and continue the print edition. Authentic Brands Group, which owns the intellectual property rights to Sports Illustrated as well as to celebrities like Marilyn Monroe […]
Read MoreSports Illustrated’s Employees Are Told Print Edition Will Close in May
Friction between Sports Illustrated’s owner and its operator has led to disarray at the venerable magazine in recent months. On Thursday, that dysfunction again came to the fore. Employees were told during a meeting that the magazine would cease publishing its print edition after its May issue, according to Steve Janisse, a spokesman for Manoj […]
Read MoreThe Rot in the Media Industry Starts at the Top
Several nonprofit models are leading the industry routinely investing in consequential investigative journalism at a time when the scope of so many of their peers seems to be shrinking—including Mother Jones, ProPublica, and The City—the last of which staved off its own bout of potential layoffs in 2023 by giving its employees the option to […]
Read MoreThe Incompetent Bosses Driving American Journalism Into the Ground
Several nonprofit models are leading the industry routinely investing in consequential investigative journalism at a time when the scope of so many of their peers seems to be shrinking—including Mother Jones, ProPublica, and The City—the last of which staved off its own bout of potential layoffs in 2023 by giving its employees the option to […]
Read MoreThe News About the News Business Is Getting Grimmer
Even by the standards of a news business whose fortunes have plummeted in the digital age, the last few weeks have been especially grim for American journalism. Prominent newspapers like The Washington Post are shedding reporters and editors, and on Tuesday, The Los Angeles Times laid off more than 20 percent of its newsroom. Cable […]
Read MoreThe Sports Illustrated Cover, a Faded Canvas That Once Defined Sports
Maybe it was the wordless image of the United States Olympic hockey team celebrating the “Miracle on Ice.” Perhaps it was the perfect frame of Dwight Clark making “The Catch” to send the San Francisco 49ers to the 1982 Super Bowl. Or it could have been the declaration that a 17-year-old LeBron James was “The […]
Read MorePablo Torre Discussed The ‘Nightmare’ Sports Illustrated Layoffs On ‘Around The Horn’
The world of sports media has seen a number of institutions get kneecapped in recent years, and on Friday, the longtime gold standard for many in the profession saw its staff get pummeled. Sports Illustrated staffers were informed via the following email that mass layoffs are coming to the publication in the aftermath of the […]
Read MoreSports Illustrated Thrown Into Chaos With Mass Layoffs
Sports Illustrated, the venerable bible of sports journalism, has been in decline for years, as the internet annihilated print magazines and cost-cutting turned the weekly publication into a monthly and whittled its staff. But on Friday, the magazine received perhaps its toughest blow yet. The company that publishes Sports Illustrated said in an email to […]
Read MoreYou Won’t Believe Why Sports Illustrated Lays off Its Entire Staff
Sports Illustrated staffers were notified via email Friday that they were being laid off. AME Pastor Who Protested Biden Connects Gaza & Palestine Solidarity To The Black Church & Struggle Off English Advertisement Authentic, the licensing group that originally purchased SI for $110 million five years ago, is terminating its licensing agreement with The Arena […]
Read MoreFor Sports Illustrated, Report About Fake Authors Is Latest Stumble
Three years ago, journalists at Sports Illustrated were worried that the venerable magazine’s new owners and operators were drastically lowering its standards. They noted reports of plagiarism, and worried about substandard writing and the use of freelance reporters with little due diligence. The journalists also wanted better pay, greater transparency during the hiring process and […]
Read MoreSports Illustrated Has Hired—and Fired—Some Strange New Writers
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Read MoreMore Bad News for Suspect Charged in UVA Shooting
A special grand jury updated the indictment for the young man accused of fatally shooting three University of Virginia football players and injuring one last year. The new charges are just one step under facing the death penalty. Jon Basíl Tequila Is Not Your Average Spirit & It’s Co-founder Adamant About That | Securing the […]
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