David Samson
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And everyone is aghast.
And you, PTFO is part of The Athletic.
And right now, The Athletic is the sports department of The New York Times.
Can we agree on that?
Yeah, that is accurate.
And that The New York Times got rid of their sports section until they purchased The Athletic.
For like half a billion dollars.
So whatever the price is, The New York Times sports section is The Athletic.
They've outsourced it entirely.
It's just that people were aghast about The Washington Post and saying, and Jeff Passan did a tweet saying this is, he's a goon or a corporate goon, or there was some tweet that he had about Jeff Bezos.
that how can anyone do this?
You're so rich that you own something.
How could you run it like a business?
And people were saying the Washington Post Sports is simply the greatest sports page ever.
Well, if it were true, and if it got support by subscribers or online support, there would have been a business reason not to cut.
the sports section.
Obviously, it's not carrying its weight, and to me, I found it to be a non-story.
It's a very lazy take to me, Pablo, because the people... If you're talking about the people who made up the department, is it possible that the people can find another avenue for their talent?
Another way to continue to be journalists?
You're saying that journalism is going away because the Washington Post sports section is going away.