mediabistro.com - 11/17/2008
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FishbowlNY.com just received an email from Play editor Mark Bryant saying that contrary to previous reports , The New York Times is closing the Ellie-nominated magazine.
In October Bryant told us Play was scheduled to produce four issues in 2009, but apparently the worsening ...
sports.yahoo.com - 11/13/2008
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sports.yahoo.com —
Around the U.S. Olympic basketball team, the players
had come to understand the odd machinations of life...
with Kobe Bryant , learning to laugh away the self-love and peculiarities of the planet s best player. His teammates called him out when he ...
(more)
Bryant savoring second act of his career - NBA - Yahoo! ...
boston.com - 11/17/2008
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boston.com —
When asked whether Paul Pierce was the best
player in the NBA right now, Magic Johnson praised...
the Celtics forward but sided with the Lakers' Kobe Bryant.
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Magic: Kobe is better than Pierce
upsideandmotor.com - 11/14/2008
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New York Times Shutters Play Magazine
Dan Shanoff —
Here are the details. That's really too bad. I had enjoyed contributing (you can find the archive on the right). I'm particularly grateful for the chance to have ...
More gloom-and-dooming in sports media — ...
Deadspin —
... More gloom-and-dooming in sports media — New York Times "Play" shuts down: "FishbowlNY.com just received an email from Play editor Mark Bryant saying that contrary to previous reports, The New York Times is closing the Ellie-nominated magazine....In October Bryant told us Play was scheduled to produce four issues in 2009, but apparently the worsening advertising climate and the ever-sinking NYT Co. stock price altered that plan. " [Fishbowl NY] ...
Play’s Off: New York Times Pulls Plug On Its Sports Magazine
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... So it isn’t a total surprise to learn, via Mediabistro’s Fishbowl NY blog, that the New York Times is shutting down its quarterly sports magazine, ...
Farewell: New York Times Cans Play
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog —
... Sad day for fans of the longform and good writing in general: the New York Times has closed the doors on Play. According to editor Mark Bryant, everything was on pace for next year. Everything was within budget. But, as has happened at so many media entities across the country lately, cuts had to be made. And Play didn’t make it. Even though it basically broke even last year, it’s about the ads you still need to sell for next year. Perhaps that was part of the snag. A friend of mine who I just spoke to about ...
History’s Most Memorialized Figure Gets Yet Another Shout-Out
Uni Watch —
... . … The New York Times is shuttering its quarterly sports mag, Play, which reminds me of the following tale: When the Vikings were slated to be designing what is now their uniform — this was at least a year before the uni was actually unveiled — I approached the Play folks with the idea of a behind-the-scenes feature in which I’d follow the design process each step of the way (obviously, I’d have needed access to be granted by the team, league, and Reebok) and show how a new NFL uniform design comes to fruition. An editor ...
Crummy Media News: Play Magazine is No Mas
The Big Lead —
Depressing media news for anyone who enjoys a good sports read - the New York Times shut down Play Magazine.
“It was on the schedule. It was in the budget. I knew everything was back under review.” In the end, “The company needs to make some pretty considerable cuts going forward,” Bryant explained and his magazine was a victim.
Sure, it might not have been economically viable - but in these trying economic times, what media outlet is? Before you say blogs are, consider ...
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New York Times Shutters 'Play'
Lame; the NYT's quarterly magazine on sports was pretty awesome.
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