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Changing the game of sports journalism

Presented by Julian Worricker. Subscription website The Athletic has hired some of the UK's most popular football writers.

The Athletic is a subscription website without adverts, known for its highly detailed coverage of US sports teams. It is now launching in the UK in August and has poached some of the country's most popular football writers. Julian Worricker is joined by Taylor Patterson of The Athletic, journalist Daniel Storey, and Minal Modha of Ampere Analysis to discuss the possible impact on sports journalism.

Also in the show, how the radio industry is making slow progress on solving its diversity problem with Vikki Cook, Ofcom's Director of Content and Policy, and Nels Abbey, former media executive and author of Think Like A White Man.

Presenter: Julian Worricker
Producer: Paul Waters

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28 minutes

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Wed 31 Jul 2019 16:30

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  • Wed 31 Jul 2019 16:30

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