tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post3226651051940738478..comments2023-11-02T03:56:06.817-04:00Comments on FeinsteinOnTheBrink: ESPN and the Handling of Andrews, Roethlisberger Stories; Reactions Prove Power and InfluenceJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10418812412651310398noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post-84927802413239340042009-08-05T05:06:47.180-04:002009-08-05T05:06:47.180-04:00Agree with everything you say about ESPN, they are...Agree with everything you say about ESPN, they are powerful, but have become a caricature of what they were intended to be. And after finally getting Monday Night Football, they will do anything, including not reporting negative NFL stories, to keep the NFL happy.Petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post-44332692916246705412009-08-05T05:06:24.445-04:002009-08-05T05:06:24.445-04:00ESPN didn't report on Ben-as-rapist because he...ESPN didn't report on Ben-as-rapist because he is white. The network lives to rake African American athletes over the coals Michael Vick and Allen Iverson allegedly going to a strip club, for example, was worth several hours of ESPN radio bluster despite the fact that it turns out not to be true. And of course there was Kobe Bryant, who was the ESPN poster boy for malfeasance from the second he was accused of rape until the second he was acquitted. ESPN has a double standard based on race. And before you dismiss my comments: I'm a white guy who grew up in Virginia.Riconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post-67670409619949541962009-08-05T05:06:01.684-04:002009-08-05T05:06:01.684-04:00But didn't the NFL Network, which is owned by ...But didn't the NFL Network, which is owned by the NFL cover this story? Why then wouldn't ESPN? Strange.bob in novanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post-23915552985644988382009-08-05T05:05:38.448-04:002009-08-05T05:05:38.448-04:00ESPN not commenting on the Roethlisberger story ma...ESPN not commenting on the Roethlisberger story makes it seem as though they are deciding ahead of time, for their readers/viewers, that they don't think the accusation is factual. The blurry line Sportcenter, and all their other programs, play between journalism and marketing machine is compromised with this. They will run stories all day long on most criminal and civil issues, but not this one? Strange indeed - protecting the Steelers, a top 4 draw for them.TJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post-54829161190104164302009-08-05T05:05:05.000-04:002009-08-05T05:05:05.000-04:00John,
Isn't the better question is why would ...John,<br /><br />Isn't the better question is why would the New York Times think the ESPN decisionmaking be newsworthy? I can see if Howard Kurtz wrote/blogged about it in the Washington Post. Considering some of the things that the ESPN machine does cover, it is remarkable that they ducked the Big Ben story. I guess it was partly because they couldn't "report" it as an ESPN exclusive.Brucenoreply@blogger.com