Deadspin’s death spiral
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English - November 01, 2019 23:09 - 27 minutes - 11.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 7.7K ratingsBusiness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Once upon a time, Deadspin was a go-to website for sports, culture and news. Then a private equity company bought it. After being told to “stick to sports,” staff protested by quitting en masse. The disaster says a lot about what happens when private equity and digital media collide. Plus: The economy is contracting, and the NCAA moves forward on student athletes making money.