Bezos just wacked the WAPO sports section. Sports for a leftard "journalist is just a platform to promote the LGBTQ∞, global warming, and the lack of blacks. Then toss in some problems withe gentrification. Also the WAPO was leading the charge on getting rid of the Redskins. Anything but actual sports.
The Washington Post shuttered its so-called sports section last week amid sweeping layoffs intended to transform the once-revered paper into a product that makes money because people actually want to read it. Doing what comes naturally, the journalism community shrieked in agony while denouncing...
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Angsty Journalists Said the WaPo Sports Section Was Indispensable. The Evidence Suggests Otherwise.
Recent 'sports' coverage highlighted Colin Kaepernick, climate change, racial equity, and the NHL's failure to adequately celebrate queer culture
The
Washington Post shuttered its so-called sports section last week amid sweeping layoffs intended to transform the once-revered paper into a product that makes money because people actually want to read it. Doing what comes naturally, the journalism community
shrieked in agony while denouncing anyone who suggested that a media outlet losing $100 million per year was not sustainable. Some journalists were particularly aggrieved by the demise of the sports section, which they hailed as uniquely indispensable due to the fact that some
talented reporters had worked there several decades ago.
ESPN reporter Jenna Laine
wrote that the layoffs were "so troubling" because they signaled that "the appetite for real sports reporting has died" as the industry continued "its slow, inevitable burn."
New York Times reporter Ben Mullin wrote a eulogy for "one of the last bastions of great sports writing." More importantly, he explained, the
Post was a "champion of diversity" and a "leader in women's sports coverage."
A
Washington Free Beacon analysis of the
Post's sports-related output in recent weeks did not find sufficient evidence to support these claims of journalistic greatness. Amid numerous offerings of gambling advice, the
Post also published eight feature-length articles since Jan. 29 that—while technically sports-related—few normal American sports fans would describe as engaging content that must be published even if it means losing $100 million per year.
1) Hockey isn't gay enough
Days before the layoffs were announced, the paper's Washington Capitals beat reporter
examined how the success of
Heated Rivalry—the television series about two gay hockey players who have sex with each other—had made at least several people upset that the NHL wasn't doing more to elevate queerness and promote LGBTQIA2S+ inclusion.
2) NFL diversity police
As part of the
Post's Super Bowl coverage, the paper expressed
concern that the NFL was still "grappling" with its lack of diversity among head coaches. The story included quotes from NFL executives responding to diversity-focused questions from concerned reporters, and another from a black former coach, Tony Dungy, who said, "I try not to look at it in terms of race."
3) The enduring legacy of Colin Kaepernick ...
4) The Olympics vs. climate change ...
5) The Olympics vs. gentrification
The
Post published a double-bylined report from Milan about the concern among "advocates" that the "relentless gentrification" in the Winter Olympics host city was "deepening social divisions and widening income disparities."
6) At last, "queer culture" comes to ice dancing ...
7) Olympic athletes vs. Trump
The
Post's report on U.S. Olympic athletes who feel conflicted about representing their country (while Donald Trump is president) did not mention Eileen Gu, the U.S.-born skier representing China at the Olympics. Gu has freely criticized the United States while staying silent on issues involving the Chinese Communist Party.
8) Bombshell: Skiing lacks diversity ...