August 20th, 2026

'I didn't feel like I could speak my mind': Seattle Times columnist quits after paper kills Sophie Cunningham story

After 11 years as a sports columnist at The Seattle Times, Matt Calkins said he resigned because the paper repeatedly shelved columns that didn't align with its editorial perspective, with the final straw being a piece about two female student-athletes opposed to competing against biological males.

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