 The transition took place on August 25, 2010, with the publication of Silver's first "FiveThirtyEight" blog article online in "The New York Times".In July 2013, it was revealed that Silver and his "FiveThirtyEight" blog would depart "The New York Times" and join ESPN.In its announcement of its acquisition of "FiveThirtyEight", ESPN reported that "Silver will serve as the editor-in-chief of the site and will build a team of journalists, editors, analysts and contributors in the coming months.