by Sydney Smith on Nov 09, 2018
ESPN issues on-air apology for James Carville, SEC comments
ESPN apologized on air after guest James Carville claimed the Southeastern Conference was helping a college football team, Yahoo Sports...
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by Sydney Smith on May 09, 2018
ESPN ends Public Editor position, last public editor Jim Brady ‘I’m sorry they’re ending the position’
ESPN is ending its public editor role. ESPN announced the decision in a post by Kevin Merida, Senior Vice President,...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2018
Former NFL player Dimitri Patterson suing ESPN
Former NFL cornerback Dimitri Patterson is suing ESPN over its report that claimed he made a "courtroom escape attempt." Patterson...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 27, 2018
Will ESPN get a new public editor? Jim Brady ends his term
Jim Brady, who was appointed ESPN's sixth public editor in November 2015, published his final column in that role this month....
by Sydney Smith on Mar 04, 2018
University of Arizona coach Sean Miller denies ESPN’s claim of $100k offer to recruit, ESPN corrects correction
University of Arizona men's basketball coach Sean Miller is disputing ESPN's report on him, and ESPN corrected it. But then,...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 14, 2017
Sexual Misconduct Allegations Roundup: The New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza Fired, Radio host Tom Ashbrook Suspended, & More
In the past few months, many members of media outlets, including Tavis Smiley, Charlie Rose, Matt Lauer and Garrison Keillor,...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 04, 2017
New Social Media Guidelines at ESPN
ESPN released new social media guidelines this week. The guidelines are especially timely since this fall ESPN SportsCenter host Jemele...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 15, 2017
Why exactly did ESPN suspend Jemele Hill, public editor asks
ESPN public editor Jim Brady is "a bit perplexed" by the network's decision to suspend commentator Jemele Hill over her...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 09, 2017
ESPN suspends Jemele Hill for ‘impulsive tweet’
ESPN suspended SportsCenter host Jemele Hill for two weeks after she violated the network's social media guidelines. The tweet that...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 20, 2017
Freelancer Dave Lozo loses gig after calling ESPN public editor ‘dumbest person’
This past week has seen a Twitter controversy within a larger, political controversy. It started with ESPN commentator Jemele Hill's...