ESPN: The Magazine will shutter after 21-year run

Who said print was dying? ESPN, apparently.

The sports and entertainment company reportedly told its staff on Tuesday that it will shutter its print edition, ESPN: The Magazine, in September after a 21-year run. The good news is that there seemingly won't be any major job losses as a result, though a "handful" layoffs are expected, Sports Illustrated reports. Still, it's unclear how ESPN will maintain its longform content, though there's some speculation that it will wind up behind the company's newer, digitally-based ESPN+ paywall.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.