if any editor’s interested in the story i took too long to file, on an independent women’s basketball league put out of business by the nba—a story of people in suits killing something with a soul—email me, won’t you? Cookies help us deliver our Services. “I will do everything in my power to make sure Deadspin is taken care of and brought to justice,” Bruno added. And even if Deadspin.com itself gets butchered and then made over as Bleacher Report circa 2010, I’m gonna bring its vintage spirit with me wherever I end up, just as other Deadspin alums will take that spirit, and have taken it, with them anywhere THEY go.

Robin Austin, Bruno’s executive producer, noted the comments that Deadspin referenced were part of a commentary that started before the end of the previous segment. Barry Petchesky is the former editor of Deadspin who was fired after organizing a protest against the owner’s request that writers at the site “stick to sports.” Today, Petchesky has a piece in the NY Times which offers his take on what happened at Deadspin. As a journalist myself I appreciate a lot of their work throughout the years. Unfortunately, he doesn’t describe the implosion very honestly.     | work = [[Nieman Journalism Lab]] “Maybe this schmuck doesn’t know what quotation marks mean. Launch dates for broadcast, cable and streaming programs, Up-to-date lists for broadcast, cable and streaming series, Pandemic-proof vs. pandemic-contingent broadcast lineups, Signup for Breaking News Alerts & Newsletters, Get our latest storiesin the feed of your favorite networks. Writers including Lauren Theisen, one of the staffers who said she has left the blog, tweeted Wednesday that Deadspin had disabled comments on its posts.
The union appears to be prepared to argue that because Petchesky called out the CBA violation, his firing may have been wrongful, and they may try to get him reinstated, or he may sue for wrongful termination. The entire staff resigned, following me out the door after we had refused a new company mandate to “stick to sports.” Jim Spanfeller, installed as chief executive of G/O Media by the private equity firm that bought the company seven months ago, called me into his office, pointed to some offending stories on our home page and had me escorted from the building. The staff of Deadspin and its sister sites have shown remarkable courage in fighting back and walking out. © President and Fellows of Harvard College, unless otherwise noted. A few of them have started hanging around www.deadsplinter.com. A good breakdown....if only Gawker wouldn't have screwed Hulk Hogan :). Deadspin’s position was that it’s all in the game. If forced to stick to sports, Deadspin isn’t Deadspin. Here are some tips.

And here’s our email: letters@nytimes.com.

It was just on Tuesday that G/O Media editorial director Paul Maidment told the staff of Deadspin to stick to sports and sports only. Sometimes I still check the site out of habit so I wonder what it’s like for these folks and where they’ve all ended up... 5 comments. Bitter pills puréed to a beige pap. According to our analytics department, since the start of the year, non-sports posts have on average double the traffic of sports posts. . I stopped reading years ago, they won't be missed. To anyone who knows anything about sports or cares about the world outside the arena, the notion that sports should or even can be covered merely by box scores and transaction wires is absurd.

had already put her notice in.