The Athletic, a sports subscription publication that was acquired by The New York Times in January 2022, has declared that 4% of its staff writers will be laid off following a reorganization of news coverage. Nearly 20 staff writers including senior staff writers, staff writers focused on one specific team, and sports business reporters have been released from their jobs. These layoffs could also be attributed to The Athletic consistently operating at a loss since being acquired by The New York Times. There is a rising trend in layoffs in the journalism industry, and the Athletic layoffs follow the recent layoffs that occurred at The Los Angeles Times.
See "Nearly twenty journalists to lose jobs as The Athletic announces layoffs", Lorenzo Reyes, USA Today , June 16, 2023