by Sydney Smith on Mar 24, 2015
When Sports Journalism Runs Foul, Ethics Conference April 10
What is the role of ethics in sports journalism? That question will be addressed at the upcoming journalism ethics conference...
Ray Rice
by Sydney Smith on Nov 11, 2014
ESPN needs more consistent newsroom standards, Ombuds Says
Robert Lipsyte, ESPN's ombudsman, called for ESPN to be more consistent when it disciplines staff. Lipsyte's comments, in his Nov....
by Sydney Smith on Sep 25, 2014
Ray Rice ESPN Ombudsman review, Not yanked, ESPN had tech problem
ESPN didn't unpublish its ombudsman's review of the media company's coverage of Ray Rice. Both the Big Lead and Mediaite...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 24, 2014
ESPN suspends Bill Simmons after calling NFL Ray Rice press conference ‘bulls**t’
ESPN suspended Bill Simmons for three weeks after he attacked the NFL's commissioner Roger Goodell for his comments about the...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 09, 2014
Empathy? Respect? Fox & Friends Joke about Ray Rice’s violence, Don’t Apologize
Yesterday, the cast of pundits on Fox News' Fox & Friends joked about professional football player Ray Rice's beating of his...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 09, 2014
ESPN’s Max Kellerman suspended after admitting slapping then-girlfriend
ESPN suspended radio host Max Kellerman after he confessed to slapping his girlfriend-at-the-time many years ago, according to the Hollywood...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2014
Women provoke abuse? ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith suspended after apology
ESPN's Stephen A. Smith apologized on air yesterday for suggesting women "provoke" assault, The Guardian reported. An ESPN spokesperson just emailed...