The NYT’s Athletic Problem
6/25/202623 min
Dylan Byers joins Peter to dig into the rekindled tensions between The New York Times and The Athletic over the Times’ investigation into Dianna Russini, whose secret relationship with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel turned into salacious tabloid fodder. Dylan also weighs in on the potential CBS-CNN merger and what kind of leader it will take to navigate the transition.
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First 90 secondsDylan Byers· Guest0:01
In order to be an insider, an insider is someone who does have relationships with the players, who conceivably, if it had been a man, could have been photographed in a hot tub with Mike Vrabel, and not as many questions would have been raised. How does the Times negotiate that?
Peter Hamby· Host0:16
Welcome to The Powers That Be Daily, Puck's podcast focused on the intersection of Wall Street, Washington, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood, and the players who run it all. I'm Peter Hamby. It's Thursday, June 25th. Today, I'm joined by Dylan Byers with a look at tensions between The New York Times and The Athletic, which are flaring once again after The Times published a big investigation into Diana Russini, the former Athletic reporter who became tabloid fodder after her secret relationship with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel was splashed all over the internet. Dylan also tells me about one leader at CNN that Paramount would very much like to keep in the building as CNN begins the thorny process of merging with CBS News. We'll discuss all that and much more on today's episode of The Powers That Be.
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