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The new owners took over this year. Not 2010. They paid for the acquisition and it’s for THEM to decide what editorial direction the publication should take, no

The new owners took over this year. Not 2010. They paid for the acquisition and it’s for THEM to decide what editorial direction the publication should take, not the journalists. Frankly, I personally don’t want politics and culture in everything I read and that can be a feature, not a bug.

watwut 7y ago
If I understand it right, this was only publication that mixed culture and politics to sport. All others haven't done that and kept it sport only. Which means there are multiple publications available you would like, whether this one exists or not, and is read by people who are not you.
QuesnayJr 7y ago
And its for the writers to quit, torching the owners' investment. And that's what they did.
avs733 7y ago
Given the multiple areas of content it would perhaps be better to look at the writers and the tone and the perspective of irreverence as the feature and, in fact, the the value. We are about to find out what is the true asset of deadspin...the name and the sports articles of the writers and their broad interests. If nothing it'll be an interesting experiment. You may not want a product, but if you bought the company that makes it, successfully, and tell them to suddenly produce something else you may well end up look like a stupid investor.
- rdlecler1 7y ago
  I’m going to bet they saw an established brand and audience but a company that needed to be turned around in a number of ways, and I bet it didn’t make money before.
msbarnett 7y ago
> Frankly, I personally don’t want politics and culture in everything I read and that can be a feature, not a bug. So read literally any other sports publication. Why do you object to anyone’s but your tastes being catered to anywhere?
- throwGuardian 7y ago
  > Why do you object to anyone’s but your tastes being catered to anywhere. So munch this, but for the journalists. Blog on your time, in your publication of choice, DON'T FORCE, nay bully, your employer to publish your opinions on company property, after being told not to repeatedly

watwut 7y ago

If I understand it right, this was only publication that mixed culture and politics to sport. All others haven't done that and kept it sport only. Which means there are multiple publications available you would like, whether this one exists or not, and is read by people who are not you.

QuesnayJr 7y ago

And its for the writers to quit, torching the owners' investment. And that's what they did.

avs733 7y ago

Given the multiple areas of content it would perhaps be better to look at the writers and the tone and the perspective of irreverence as the feature and, in fact, the the value. We are about to find out what is the true asset of deadspin...the name and the sports articles of the writers and their broad interests. If nothing it'll be an interesting experiment. You may not want a product, but if you bought the company that makes it, successfully, and tell them to suddenly produce something else you may well end up look like a stupid investor.

rdlecler1 7y ago
I’m going to bet they saw an established brand and audience but a company that needed to be turned around in a number of ways, and I bet it didn’t make money before.

msbarnett 7y ago

> Frankly, I personally don’t want politics and culture in everything I read and that can be a feature, not a bug. So read literally any other sports publication. Why do you object to anyone’s but your tastes being catered to anywhere?

throwGuardian 7y ago
> Why do you object to anyone’s but your tastes being catered to anywhere. So munch this, but for the journalists. Blog on your time, in your publication of choice, DON'T FORCE, nay bully, your employer to publish your opinions on company property, after being told not to repeatedly