Sports Illustrated going down

[burmafrd1943]

RIP Sports Illustrated. And RIP, magazines.

Sports Illustrated used to be an enormously powerful magazine. Now it looks like it's dying. And the rest of the magazine business is struggling to avoid the same fate.

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Its been fading for about twenty years; and bleeding bad the last five or so
Went Woke on the Swimsuit Edition and that was just the last bit of it left

Its been garbage as far as actual sports reporting for years

 

[ivan brunetti]

RIP Sports Illustrated. And RIP, magazines.

Sports Illustrated used to be an enormously powerful magazine. Now it looks like it's dying. And the rest of the magazine business is struggling to avoid the same fate.

www.businessinsider.com

Its been fading for about twenty years; and bleeding bad the last five or so
Went Woke on the Swimsuit Edition and that was just the last bit of it left

Its been garbage as far as actual sports reporting for years

It has zero to do with "going woke" and everything to do with people ditching magazines en masse in favor of home PCs.

 

[NDDadx3]

The market for weekly news and “exclusive” color photos ended a long time ago, it’s amazing they hung on as long as they did, it’s a testament to the nostalgia related to the anticipation we felt as teenagers when the new edition arrived each week and we found out who was on the cover.

 

[burmafrd1943]

It has zero to do with "going woke" and everything to do with people ditching magazines en masse in favor of home PCs.

others are surviving online but not surprised you missed everything else that was going on there like transgender swimsuit models and so on

 

[sjb75]

RIP Sports Illustrated. And RIP, magazines.

Sports Illustrated used to be an enormously powerful magazine. Now it looks like it's dying. And the rest of the magazine business is struggling to avoid the same fate.

www.businessinsider.com

Its been fading for about twenty years; and bleeding bad the last five or so
Went Woke on the Swimsuit Edition and that was just the last bit of it left

Its been garbage as far as actual sports reporting for years

IMO it hasn't been garbage as far as actual sports reporting. Far from it.

 

[savvyandsassier]

It has zero to do with "going woke" and everything to do with people ditching magazines en masse in favor of home PCs.

You're probably right, and I don't know how 'woke' they ever became. But it doesn't help, if you're dealing with sports fans, I wouldn't think, if you needlessly pander to that sensibility. Lots of sports fans hate that shit. Bud Light's recent marketing debacle being in a case of point. They're not going to go out business but they definitely took a huge hit.

 

[ivan brunetti]

others are surviving online but not surprised you missed everything else that was going on there like transgender swimsuit models and so on

Oh, sure. SPORT, The Sporting News and ESPN Magazine are THRIVING.

 

[Terry Jillery]

It has zero to do with "going woke" and everything to do with people ditching magazines en masse in favor of home PCs.

Tell us you like plus size models without telling us you like plus size models.

 

[Drinking The Green Koolaid]

Sad news, as far as I am concerned. SI was once THE preeminent sports magazine. It had a stable of great writers, such as Frank Deford and Dan Jenkins. I was a subscriber to SI for 30+ years and looked forward to receiving my issue every week. I have a couple of SI covers hanging on my wall at home, including one signed by Manti Te`o when he was on the cover. But this news about SI possibly going under is the grim reality of the news business these days. Daily newspapers and magazines are struggling to survive. Judging by some of the news illteracy I see with the younger generations these days, they aren't getting their news on their smartphone or PC, they just don't bother with the news at all. Today it's all about clickbait and internet influencers. That may sound like the old "GET OFF MY LAWN" speech, but that is just the plain truth.

 

[burmafrd1943]

Oh, sure. SPORT, The Sporting News and ESPN Magazine are THRIVING.

clearly you have not been watching them and how they manage to still keep their key audience but SI went so far woke they lost them

 

[francade]

SI is and has been garbage for years, a left leaning agenda is behind virtually every article. No different than most of the media today.

 

[savvyandsassier]

SI is and has been garbage for years, a left leaning agenda is behind virtually every article. No different than most of the media today.

And it seems so counterproductive in the sports world. SI was always a fairly literary publication, in that they had good writers, serious writers, and wanted to create compelling narratives, unlike say Sporting News which was always more about the stats and the transactions and whatnot. Point being they didn't need to up their game, they were already a dignified institution. Whether any clumsy or alienating lurch to the left in their editorial stance has affected their readership or not, it seemed unnecessary, if also bad business....

 

[Patrirish]

And it seems so counterproductive in the sports world. SI was always a fairly literary publication, in that they had good writers, serious writers, and wanted to create compelling narratives, unlike say Sporting News which was always more about the stats and the transactions and whatnot. Point being they didn't need to up their game, they were already a dignified institution. Whether any clumsy or alienating lurch to the left in their editorial stance has affected their readership or not, it seemed unnecessary, if also bad business....

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[NDDadx3]

And it seems so counterproductive in the sports world. SI was always a fairly literary publication, in that they had good writers, serious writers, and wanted to create compelling narratives, unlike say Sporting News which was always more about the stats and the transactions and whatnot. Point being they didn't need to up their game, they were already a dignified institution. Whether any clumsy or alienating lurch to the left in their editorial stance has affected their readership or not, it seemed unnecessary, if also bad business....

At some point many years ago they switched from a magazine reporting on the wonder and magic of our sports heroes to a magazine dedicated to exposing and tearing down every one of our sports heroes

 

[BGI User 1596]

At some point many years ago they switched from a magazine reporting on the wonder and magic of our sports heroes to a magazine dedicated to exposing and tearing down every one of our sports heroes

Became a nature magazine with those whales on the beach!

 

[Pennick4]

SI is and has been garbage for years, a left leaning agenda is behind virtually every article. No different than most of the media today.

I am surprised MSNBC hasn't bought it.

 

[HarlemIrish]

It has zero to do with "going woke" and everything to do with people ditching magazines en masse in favor of home PCs.

You’re right. Every red blooded male waited for the swimsuit copy. Then this. https://www.newsnationnow.com/banfield/controversy-over-sports-illustrateds-plus-sized-cover-girl/

 

[Patrirish]

It has zero to do with "going woke" and everything to do with people ditching magazines en masse in favor of home PCs.

That’s not quite true

It’s really a combination of both

 

[Irishjohn68]

I remember the first time I received Sports Illustrated in the mail. It was December 1981 with Sugar Ray Leonard as the sportsman of the year. And I was a loyal subscriber and reader, till it went to a once a month publication boy did Sports Illustrated go to hell quickly, so sad

 

[buckey]

On cover of sports illustrated came quite often for us. The last time? Dice twice

 

[ivan brunetti]

That’s not quite true

It’s really a combination of both

Then why have so many other magazines also failed?

 

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