He Pushed the New York Times to Buy Wordle. Now He Has to Make Sports Work.
New York Times executive David Perpich, a fifth-generation member of the Ochs-Sulzberger family that has long controlled the Times, has been a force in its expansion beyond news into areas such as games, cooking and product recommendations.
Now that strategy faces its biggest test: Will becoming a big player in sports-media, through the $550 million acquisition of the Athletic last year, pay off? Perpich has become the publisher of the Athletic, and its fortunes could have a major bearing on his legacy as a proponent of innovation within the Times.
A Top U.K. Newspaper Explores Its Ties to Slavery, and Britain’s
In a multimedia series, The Guardian becomes the latest British institution to confront — and apologize for — its role in the slave trade.
The Guardian rummaged around its archives and found that the paper, while staunchly abolitionist, had published editorials sympathetic to enslavers. It supported, for instance, government payouts to slave owners as compensation for lost “property.” [NY Times]
FOX Weather has signed meteorologist Bob Van Dillen
For more than 20 years, Van Dillen served as the meteorologist on HLN’s morning show, Morning Express with Robin Meade. He will begin his new role on July 10th and will be based at FOX Weather headquarters in New York City.
Influencer-backed energy drink faces scrutiny from lawmakers and health experts
On Sunday, Sen. Charles Schumer called on the Food and Drug Administration to investigate PRIME, a beverage brand founded by the YouTube stars Logan Paul and KSI that has become something of an obsession among the influencers’ legions of young followers.
“One of the summer’s hottest status symbols for kids is not an outfit, or a toy—it’s a beverage,” said Schumer, a Democrat from New York. “But buyer and parents beware because it’s a serious health concern for the kids it so feverishly targets.” [AP News]
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