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New ESPN ombud Robert Lipsyte talks about his role

Eric Deggans — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:14:58 +0000

Ask if Robert Lipsyte is going to be particularly critical as ESPN’s new ombudsman, and he mentions a little piece he penned for Slate magazine back in June 2011. The piece dismantles the 763-page oral history of ESPN, “Those … Read more

Did Deadspin beat ESPN to the Te’o story because it didn’t care about preserving ‘access’?

Jeff Sonderman — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:20:42 +0000

Sports Illustrated | Journo2Go
It was a story of two tips.

The first, as Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch reports, came to ESPN late on Jan. 10. The second came to Deadspin on Jan. 11. Both were similar: Something … Read more

Jemele Hill responds to racist letter: ‘I’m called something derogatory on a daily basis’

Mallary Jean Tenore — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:50:47 +0000

ESPN’s Jemele Hill ignited a conversation about race Friday after sharing a racially charged note she received from a viewer. Hill posted a photo of the note on Twitter and on Facebook, where it has generated hundreds of shares and … Read more

Poynter concludes tenure as ESPN ombud with 6 lessons learned

Kelly McBride and Jason Fry — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:42:43 +0000

With this column, the Poynter Review Project’s work comes to an end.

After nearly 40 columns reviewing ESPN content across all platforms, we’ll close with lessons learned over 18 months of observing the network’s various media outlets, examining their successes … Read more

ESPN drops ban on staff posting pics in hoodies

Jeff Sonderman — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:07:51 +0000

Journal-isms
Richard Prince reports that ESPN has reversed its initial stand against staffers posting pictures of themselves in hoodies to show solidarity with Trayvon Martin. After Fox News commentator Geraldo Rivera suggested that the 17-year-old’s choice to wear a hooded … Read more

Duke denies Grantland credentials for Carolina game

Andrew Beaujon — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:33:30 +0000

When Shane Ryan had trouble getting credentialed for the March 3 Duke-U.N.C. Chapel Hill basketball game, he asked Sarah Larimer, his editor at Grantland, to email on his behalf. “Sometimes it can be helpful for someone with an ESPN address” … Read more

‘Chink’ headline raises question: How responsible are we for things we do not know?

Roy Peter Clark — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:30:07 +0000

Anthony Federico has written that he did not realize that “chink in the armor” could be an offensive term, and I believe him. Nothing in his personal history suggests what in the law is called “mens rea,” that … Read more

Federico on ESPN headline: ‘It was an awful editorial omission and it cost me my job’

Julie Moos — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:50:42 +0000

TwitLonger | Poynter
Anthony Federico released an extended statement today in which he reiterates that he was not attempting a racist pun when he wrote “Chink in the Armor” as the headline for an ESPN story about the New York … Read more

How ESPN published “Chink in the Armor” Jeremy Lin headline & what’s happened since

Jason Fry — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:06:45 +0000

The rise of Jeremy Lin, the New York Knicks’ Asian-American star, has been one of 2012’s feel-good sports stories. But it’s come with an unwelcome undercurrent: racial references by fans, columnists and TV personalities that have ranged from innocent-but-cringe-worthy to … Read more

ESPN website allowed people to complain about ‘female commentators’

Steve Myers — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:07:06 +0000

Mashable
A University of Pennsylvania student discovered that one of the topics ESPN fans could comment on was “Commentator – dislike female commentators.” After she tweeted a screenshot to a couple of female anchors for SportsCenter and some blogs picked … Read more