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Sports Illustrated’s entire staff told they are getting laid off
The Newy York Post ^ | 1/19/2024 | Miles Schachner

Posted on 01/19/2024 10:12:51 AM PST by T.B. Yoits

The Arena Group alerted all Sports Illustrated staffers on Friday that their positions were being eliminated.

Richard Deitsch, a sports media reporter who left for Sports Illustrated for the Athletic, posted the email that all employees received on X.

It noted, in part, that some employees would be “terminated immediately.”

The decision comes after the Authentic Brands Group, the licensing group that bought Sports Illustrated for $110 million from Meredith five years ago, terminated the agreement it holds with The Arena Group to publish the magazine in print and digital, per Front Office Sports.

“Some employees will be terminated immediately, and paid in lieu of the applicable notice period under the [the union contract],” the notice read. “Employees with a last working day of today will be contacted by the People team soon. Other employees will be expected to work through the end of the notice period, and will receive additional information shortly.”

The Arena Group missed a $2.8 million payment that breached the company’s Sports Illustrated licensing deal three weeks ago.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Sports
KEYWORDS: fired; gowokegobroke; illustrated; magazine; media; sports; staff
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To: DIRTYSECRET
"Do we get to keep the swimsuit issue?"

Yes, but all of the swimsuit models will be AI generated so as to ensure DIE compliance. This includes the morbidly obese, physically deformed, all genders, real and imagined, furries, fubuglies, and trans-species individuals.

41 posted on 01/19/2024 10:34:51 AM PST by KosmicKitty (i am not responsible for gremlins attacking this tagline)
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To: T.B. Yoits
What? You mean men DON'T want to look at "models of size"?!


42 posted on 01/19/2024 10:35:45 AM PST by Lizavetta
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To: T.B. Yoits




43 posted on 01/19/2024 10:36:55 AM PST by T.B. Yoits
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To: Lizavetta

Didn’t they publish trans models also???


44 posted on 01/19/2024 10:37:41 AM PST by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: wally_bert

You’re way better off than most.

I have found if you remove almost all tv time and read instead, the mind calms down and can think more clearly and deeply.
Just my .02


45 posted on 01/19/2024 10:38:23 AM PST by EEGator
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Why? They’ll just put another tranny on the cover.


46 posted on 01/19/2024 10:39:25 AM PST by Tommy Revolts
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To: Lizavetta
What? You mean men DON'T want to look at "models of size"?!

I'd take looking at 'women of size' over looking at trannies any day of the week...

47 posted on 01/19/2024 10:40:23 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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To: T.B. Yoits

Back in the day (the Days of Dan Jenkins and Frank DeFord among other notables), SI was a good sports magazine. But sometime this century it became a political magazine, and they still haven’t realized that no one wants politics with their sports, hence its collapse. Hasta la vista!


48 posted on 01/19/2024 10:43:05 AM PST by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.)
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To: Yo-Yo

A “woman of size” is still an actual XX woman. Might not particularly care for the specifics, but she’s at least the right sort of creature.


49 posted on 01/19/2024 10:47:10 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: wally_bert

I fail to see how magazine publishing is even a thing anymore.

IMO it’s not any more for home consumption. But for some
things like travel, waiting rooms, etc. But even today the hand
held devices are always on and the carrier is talking or reading
the screen.


50 posted on 01/19/2024 10:49:59 AM PST by deport
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To: T.B. Yoits

Whose gonna publish pics of Trannys in swimsuits now??????..........


51 posted on 01/19/2024 10:52:19 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: T.B. Yoits

Tranny and fatty on the cover, go under.

Since they went woke, they are going broke.


52 posted on 01/19/2024 10:53:33 AM PST by I want the USA back (Delusionary people should not be given power over normal people.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET
Do we get to keep the swimsuit issue?

Yes, but it's all men in banana-hammocks and dude-bras now.
53 posted on 01/19/2024 10:53:46 AM PST by Antoninus (Republicans are all honorable men.)
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To: Red Badger

Freepers probably .


54 posted on 01/19/2024 10:53:50 AM PST by Fuzz (. )
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To: DIRTYSECRET

That went woke with dudes.

They can keep it.


55 posted on 01/19/2024 10:55:51 AM PST by cableguymn
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To: Fuzz; Lazamataz

Laz must be in mourning...................


56 posted on 01/19/2024 10:56:10 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: T.B. Yoits

Yep....the tranny as picture model stuff sealed that, IMO.


57 posted on 01/19/2024 10:56:12 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: odawg
Go woke, go broke.

That's just not a saying. It is an economic law.

58 posted on 01/19/2024 11:00:01 AM PST by piytar (Do NOT forget Ashli Babbit!)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Is that real? (I honestly don’t know — haven’t looked at any Sports Illustrated for decades.)


59 posted on 01/19/2024 11:01:21 AM PST by piytar (Do NOT forget Ashli Babbit!)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Never mind — guess it is real. Wow.


60 posted on 01/19/2024 11:02:41 AM PST by piytar (Do NOT forget Ashli Babbit!)
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