Layoffs Hit Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is laying off five staffers today, a source with knowledge of the situation tells The Big Lead. Unauthorized to speak publicly on the matter, the source requested anonymity. SI’s...
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The One and Done Phenomenon Marginalizes College Basketball Coverage
In the last month, two of the most recognizable national college basketball writers have been laid off: Andy Katz from ESPN, and Seth Davis from Sports Illustrated. They had been with their respective...
View ArticleFrank Deford Was a Giant Gentleman
There is no shortage of Frank Deford tributes, both published and on social media, and you wouldn’t see quite this outpouring of love for the man and his work if he were merely arguably the greatest...
View ArticlePete Thamel Likely Leaving Sports Illustrated for Yahoo
Pete Thamel is expected to leave Sports Illustrated for Yahoo Sports, two sources tell The Big Lead. Unauthorized to speak publicly on the matter, the sources requested anonymity. One source said that...
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Can Sportswriting Online Be Saved? Vice Sports Lays Off Writers, as the...
Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version stated that Vice Sports was closing based on a tweet from its editor-in-chief, Jorge Arangure. He has since posted the following clarification: FYI,...
View ArticleMedia Armageddon: Where Do We Go From Here? A Talk With Jason McIntyre and...
A big group of Vice Sports staffers were the latest casualty in a string of bad news for online sportswriters this year. ESPN, SI, Yahoo, Fox Sports, Vocativ, and MTV all had big layoffs before them....
View ArticleTom Rinaldi "Threw Up on His Shoes" After Googling Himself in 2010 and Hasn't...
ESPN’s Tom Rinaldiis not on social media but is keenly aware of his reputation as a heartstring-puller and violin music-inducer. Beyond that, though, he doesn’t really know know how the public views...
View ArticleSports Illustrated Is Experimenting With Pay Model on Swimsuit Videos
Earlier this week, I was bouncing around the internet looking for actionable blog content when I noticed a dollar sign next to a video of behind-the-scenes footage of Kate Upton, Gigi Hadid, and other...
View ArticleRichard Deitsch Leaving Sports Illustrated for The Athletic
Richard Deitsch is leaving Sports Illustrated for The Athletic, The Big Lead has learned. A spokesperson for The Athletic confirmed the news. Deitsch joined SI in 1997, and for many years now has been...
View ArticleAndy Staples and Charles Robinson Have Differing Views on Sharing Video...
Andy Staples of Sports Illustrated shared a video on his Twitter feed, of the aftermath in the crowd and of Donte Ingram’s dad after his son hit the game-winning shot for Loyola-Chicago. The Yahoo...
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