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Frequent cable news guest Stephen A. Smith says ESPN should stick to sports.
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ESPN calls Katie Nolan’s “f***ing stupid” remark on President Trump “inappropriate,” says “we have addressed it with her”
"We have looked into the totality of Nolan’s comments, they were inappropriate and we have addressed it with her."
Jemele Hill’s political comments on Nick Saban in NY Mag interview suggest potential ambiguities in ESPN’s new policies
"What was Nick Saban’s responsibility? Considering that one of the candidates has said some ignorant and pointed things about African-Americans, and with [Saban] having mostly black players, did he bear some responsibility to speak up?"
Does New York Times’ new social media policy create a blueprint for ESPN to follow?
Distinguishing between reporting and editorializing has become difficult territory for many media outlets in this current political climate.
Jemele Hill: Tweets about Donald Trump “were about right and wrong”
"The intersection of sports and politics is the most pronounced we've seen in decades."
Some ESPN executives believe Fox is “orchestrating attacks” against their network
"For some in Bristol, Fox News’ role in hyping these stories is an examples of a rival putting its main competitor in a poor light — going so far as to plug its sister sports network."
Jemele Hill was right, but ESPN may still need to address political commentary
Anything that buttresses the liberal ESPN narrative even remotely will cause it to flare up again.
Report: ESPN tried to pull Jemele Hill off air Wednesday, other black hosts declined to fill in
Former ESPN analyst Jason Sehorn says network asked him to curtail political talk
"They asked me to curtail some of my political aspirations."
Jemele Hill tweets she regrets how her comments “painted ESPN in an unfair light” as all parties look to move on
ESPN added "We accept her apology."
Conservatives at ESPN cite disciplining of Linda Cohn as double standard in handling of political commentary
ESPN statement disavows Jemele Hill’s tweets on President Trump as “a white supremacist”
"The comments on Twitter from Jemele Hill regarding the President do not represent the position of ESPN. We have addressed this with Jemele and she recognizes her actions were inappropriate."
Clay Travis vs. ESPN has entered a new chapter
Sean McDonough calls idea of ESPN directing political commentary “a bunch of nonsense”
McDonough said the only comments on politics he's ever heard from ESPN executives is in seminars, where politics is discussed as a topic to generally avoid on-air.
ESPN-commissioned study: most viewers don’t feel they cover politics too frequently
64 per cent of respondents to a recent survey said ESPN gets it right with its mix of sports and politics.
Jeremy Schaap on ESPN issues being about politics: “I don’t think that’s true in any way”
Schaap and Bob Ley said they don't think politics are the key reason for ESPN's issues.
ESPN’s new political guidelines loosen restrictions, but may still cause some problems
New ESPN political guidelines may pose issues for those involved in "hard news."