Sally Jenkins reflects on leaving the Post and the future of sports journalism
Sally Jenkins, the longtime sports columnist at The Washington Post who is now with The Atlantic, is my guest on the latest episode of “The Poynter Report Podcast,” which is out today.
We hit a slew of topics, including her reasons for leaving the Post after nearly 30 years, the future of that publication, how she chooses her topics, her writing process, what it’s like to work at The Atlantic, her book plans and the state of sports journalism.
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