ESPN Looks at Its Journalistic Integrity
Sports Media Journal —
The monthly contribution by ESPN Ombudsman Le Anne Schreiber is another must read. The following snipet was of particular interest to me… Last July, when I first asked several ESPN executives why they did not have an official guidebook of journalistic standards and practices for their employees, I was told that such a document had been proposed several times, but there had never been much of an appetite for it. Apparently, the appetite has grown. John Walsh, ESPN’s senior vice president and executive editor, has formed a committee, headed by Patrick Stiegman, vice president and executive editor/executive producer of ESPN.com, to create a standards and practices ...
A Tuesday Link Day
Fang's Bites —
I've been dragging today. I should be doing stuff, but I've been doing it rather slowly. I need to get in gear so I'll do some linkage and then get some much needed work done. ESPN Ombudsman Le Anne Schreiber calls into question ESPN's anchors, analysts and Bill Simmons' biases over the BCS and other subjects. Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News, but I'll do so today. In the Daily News, Raissman writes that NBC brought out the hype machine for this Sunday's Panthers-Giants game. Neil Best of Newsday says the T.O. controversy put the Dallas Cowboys back on the sports front pages last week. In his blog, Neil writes that NBC's ...
ESPN ombudswoman has a chat with Bill Simmons
Sports stories from Newsday —
... Le Anne Schreiber's ESPN ombudswoman column is up, and this time she has much to say about a topic that as a New York-area guy tends to make my eyes glaze over: ...
ESPN's Ombudsman Talks Journalistic Standards And Practices For The Network
AwfulAnnouncing —
Le Anne Schreiber has once again pulled the curtain back on the most powerful Sports network in the World, and as she addresses perceived biases across the board at ESPN (including BCS rights and Chris Spielman's Michigan comments), she also hints at a committee being formed to write a book of standards for the "Leader's" personalities. It seems like a simple idea in theory, but after speaking with Bill Simmons on the matter, it might not be so easy to get put into action.... When I told Simmons about the guidebook in progress, he said, "You mean they are planning on cracking down?" When I suggested he think of it as clarifying ...
Ombudsman: Schreiber: ESPN can define boundaries and keep its edge, too
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Ombudsman: Schreiber: ESPN can define boundaries and keep its edge, too Unfunny knows no bounds. The Sports Guy dilemma ...I am not privy to all the bumps in the road that led to gaps in Simmons’ recent production of columns and podcasts, but I do know this: His niche at ESPN.com—representing the voice and mentality of a fan, ranging outside of sport into other areas of pop culture—is a uniquely problematic one for ESPN. Pop culture of the moment for ESPN’s demographic is Comedy Central, YouTube and media blogs that dissect the follies of CNN, Fox and, yes, ESPN. For Simmons, ...
Bill Simmons Conspiracy Theories And The State Of Edginess At The WWL (Update) [Bill Simmons]
Deadspin —
... Probably a coincidence. However, the timing of such Fat Dickery is a little amusing considering Simmons was just enlightened about the new "guidebook" for writers by ESPN's ombudsman Leanne Schreiber. Here are some grouchy Sports Fella quotes from "The Sports Guy Dilemma" section of her most recent column: ...
Bill Simmons Conspiracy Theories And The State Of Edginess At The WWL [Bill Simmons]
Deadspin —
... Probably a coincidence. However, the timing of such Fat Dickery is a little amusing considering Simmons was just enlightened about the new "guidebook" for writers by ESPN's ombudsman Leanne Schreiber. Here are some grouchy Sports Fella quotes from "The Sports Guy Dilemma" section of her most recent column: ...
Bill Simmons and ESPN’s Ombudsman On Boundaries
The Big Lead —
First, the interesting news: A “standard and practices guidelines” manual is coming to ESPN. No timetable. It figures to be interesting. Will the manual fall into the hands of a blogger before it is handed over to a columnist at the largest circulation newspaper in the country? The internet waits. Now, on to the meaty stuff: Bill Simmons and the Ombudsman.
“When you are supposed to push the envelope,” Simmons said, “but you are afraid of the repercussions of every decision, I think it affects you. I don’t really blame the editors, because those guys aren’t really sure where the lines ...
Wednesday Dump
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What you should be reading today:
Clinton Portis. Random skanky white chicks. Stripper pole+Pool Party. ‘Nuff said. (DC Sports Bog)
Joe Paterno’s 3 year contract extension with Penn State will keep him prowling the sidelines of ...
ESPN Ombudsman on BCS bias, standards/practices guidebook, Sports Guy
Small White Ball —
ESPN ombudsman Le Anne Schreiber has her December column up covering some interesting topics: - On ESPN acquiring the BCS and how they will avoid being biased in coverage, something many fans already think happens anyway. - On how ESPN addresses on-air talent with specific allegiances (Ohio State's Chris Spielman and Kirk Herbstreit are noted) when they go out of bounds with their opinions. - On a standards and practices document for ESPN journalists that may be accessible to the public. - On Bill Simmons' recent dust-ups with ESPN and frustrations he has with the process. As always, it's a great ...
