ESPN host Wilbon attacks New York Times sports coverage cuts

Summarised from Fox News's report · Updated 23 Oct, 19:39 · Archive

ESPN host Michael Wilbon criticised the New York Times for closing its internal sports department.

ESPN host Michael Wilbon delivered an expletive-filled criticism of the New York Times whilst appearing on "The Dan LeBatard Show," accusing the newspaper of abandoning sports journalism. During the appearance, it was noted that the Times was the only major publication that did not allow its sports writers to appear on Wilbon's ESPN show "Pardon the Interruption."

Wilbon, who spent decades at The Washington Post before joining ESPN full-time in 2010, expressed particular frustration about the Times' departure from sports coverage. The New York Times announced in 2023 that it would close its internal sports department and instead focus on covering teams and games through The Athletic, which it acquired one year earlier. Wilbon contrasted the Times' approach with other figures from sports journalism, naming several writers and journalists he considered part of a stronger tradition.

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• Longtime ESPN host launches into angry tirade at New York Times, calling them 'gutless motherf------'ESPN host Michael Wilbon unleashed an expletive-filled rant on "The Dan LeBatard Show," accusing the New York Times of gutting its sports news coverage.Fox News · 23 Oct, 19:00

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