The sports news site built its model around comprehensive beat reporting. But in recent months, The Athletic has pulled back from dedicated coverage of professional teams.
“My team believes that by investing in the subscribers we have and making the subscription experience better and better, we’ll be able to help all parts of the subscription business.”
Schmidt, Christine. "The Athletic, that local sports startup with no advertising, raises $5.4 million and scoops up Sports Illustrated’s former top editor." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 25 Jul. 2017. Web. 23 Jul. 2024.
APA
Schmidt, C. (2017, Jul. 25). The Athletic, that local sports startup with no advertising, raises $5.4 million and scoops up Sports Illustrated’s former top editor. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/07/the-athletic-that-local-sports-startup-with-no-advertising-raises-5-4-million-and-scoops-up-sports-illustrateds-former-top-editor/
Chicago
Schmidt, Christine. "The Athletic, that local sports startup with no advertising, raises $5.4 million and scoops up Sports Illustrated’s former top editor." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified July 25, 2017. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/07/the-athletic-that-local-sports-startup-with-no-advertising-raises-5-4-million-and-scoops-up-sports-illustrateds-former-top-editor/.
Wikipedia
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