NY Times Sports Section Shuttered Amid Newsroom Protests After Outsourcing to The Athletic
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The New York Times standalone sports section will officially end on Monday, resulting in protests and outrage from the newsroom union.
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The Times will now rely primarily on The Athletic for sports coverage after acquiring the site last year.
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Times sports staffers are planning a march and rally outside headquarters in continued protest of the decision.
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Several longtime Times sportswriters have already relocated to The Athletic, which is not unionized.
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The Times plans to create a new sports business pod within the business desk with existing sports staffers.
