George Richards GR among the 46 laid off by The Athletic

[batting1k]

George laid off by The Athletic

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[drktmplr12]

George laid off by The Athletic

ugh no

 

[IceKitties]

George laid off by The Athletic

Terrible news. Hope he can still cover the Panthers in some capacity, I'd miss his reporting. Either way, wishing him well.

 

[SoupyFIN]

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

George laid off by The Athletic

Time to make your triumph return B, you know you wanna!
Sad to hear about GR though.
Tough times for all.

 

[Boothinator]

I won't continue with the Athletic then... It was a great coverage especially from GR

Sooo sad

 

[violaswallet]

Yep. Cancelled my subscription in my response stating this for my reason.

 

[Prominence Problem]

Terrible news. Hope he can still cover the Panthers in some capacity, I'd miss his reporting. Either way, wishing him well.

I'm sure a good writer like GR will pop up somewhere down the road. He's freelancing now!

A lot of casualties around from the pandemic. My physiotherapy had to cut one of their four businesses, and my massage place permanently shut down. Crappy timing for some. 12+ weeks of no income is hard to swallow.

 

[RealHumanBean]

That's a shame. Unsubbed from the athletic just now.

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

Damn that sucks

 

[letsgrowcactus]

That sucks Not only is GR a good writer, but what are our chances that they hire someone else to cover the Panthers, given that this is about budget cuts?

Cancelled as well.

 

[Mogo]

Cancelled after this news too

 

[Prominence Problem]

Interesting how the athletic has not posted anything about all these layoffs.

 

[Dread Clawz]

I'm interested to see what the future holds for sports journalism in general.

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

I'm interested to see what the future holds for sports journalism in general.

If sports will even continue

 

[KW]

If sports will even continue

Everyone will be fat forever - but we’ll avoid covid!

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

Everyone will be fat forever - but we’ll avoid covid!

I hope the gyms open on Monday

 

[16Skippy]

I'm interested to see what the future holds for sports journalism in general.

Dudes tweeting stats

 

[violaswallet]

I complained to The Athletic via Twitter and this is my response. Whereever GR goes, I'm going to buy a subscription and send an email saying it is for GR: I implore everyone else to do the same if they financially can

Hi XXX, We understand your frustration and appreciate your reaching out. The Athletic's newsroom of more than 400 of the best writers, editors and audio talent will continue to bring subscribers the best storytelling in sports across all leagues, clubs and teams. We would love to keep you as a subscriber and I have applied a 40% discount to your next renewal payment as a commitment to bringing you the best our writers have to offer. We are unable to offer refunds. You can find our full payment terms here: https://theathletic.com/payment-terms/. Instructions for how to cancel your subscription can be found here: https://theathletic.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000389707-How-do-I-cancel-my-subscription-…

 

[Prominence Problem]

I complained to The Athletic via Twitter and this is my response. Whereever GR goes, I'm going to buy a subscription and send an email saying it is for GR: I implore everyone else to do the same if they financially can

Thanks for the heads up. I just wrote the athletic myself this morning

 

[Little Bobby Boo]

So is Erin Brown still covering the Cats? Her Twitter bio hasn't changed.

 

[ShootIt]

That's a shame. Big reason why I got the Athletic.

 

[CHGoalie27]

Dudes tweeting stats

yuck.

 

[CHGoalie27]

So is Erin Brown still covering the Cats? Her Twitter bio hasn't changed.

She's good people. Always a pleasure to see around the rink