Sports network ends publication of five-year-old website ‘effective immediately’ months after parting ways with founder Bill SimmonsESPN has shut down its culture and sports website Grantland on Friday,ending the publication that found a devoted following for its variety and longform writing.After careful consideration, we acquire decided to direct our time and energy going forward to projects that we believe will acquire a broader and more meaningful impact, and ” the company said in a statement,which added that the shutdown was “effective immediately”.
I loved everyone I worked with at G and loved what we built. Watching good/kind/talented people win treated so callously = simply appalling.
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Source: theguardian.com