‘The New York Times’ , Is Shuttering Its Sports Department.<br />The paper made the announcement <br />on July 10, CBS News reports. .<br />'The New York Times' will now rely on The Athletic, which it bought last year, to cover sports.<br />'NYT' CEO Meredith Kopit Levien said those who belong to the 35-member sports desk will be reassigned within the newsroom, CBS News reports. .<br />Many of these colleagues will continue on their new desks to produce the signature general interest journalism about sports — , Meredith Kopit Levien, 'NYT' CEO, via memo.<br />... exploring the business, culture and power structures of sports, particularly through enterprising reporting and investigations — for which they are so well known, Meredith Kopit Levien, 'NYT' CEO, via memo.<br />While the decision to end the paper's sports department may upset employees, .<br />Levien said, "it is the right one for readers and will allow us to maximize the respective strengths of <br />The Times' and The Athletic's newsrooms.<br />'NYT' editors Joe Kahn and Monica Drake issued a memo to employees as well.<br />We plan to focus even more directly on distinctive, high-impact news and enterprise journalism about how sports intersect with money, power, culture, politics and society at large, Joe Kahn and Monica Drake, 'NYT' editors, via memo.<br />At the same time, we will scale back the newsroom's coverage of games, players, teams and leagues, Joe Kahn and Monica Drake, 'NYT' editors, via memo.<br />'The New York Times' purchased <br />The Athletic, which has yet to turn a profit, <br />for $550 million last year, CBS News reports
