Brittney Griner will partner with ESPN, Disney on documentary, scripted series
Both a documentary and a scripted series about Brittney Griner are in the works.
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Nate Silver says Disney layoffs have ‘substantially impacted’ FiveThirtyEight, and he expects he’ll be leaving
"My contract is up soon and I expect that I'll be leaving at the end of it."
LZ Granderson leaves ESPN after 17 years: “ESPN is not the same company it was when I started and I’m not the same...
"When my boss said 'You know so much about the NBA I forget that you’re gay,' I was angry, but I kept grinding. Setbacks, victories."
Sneak peek at ABC’s ‘Mike Tyson: The Knockout’ docuseries shows archival footage, animation
Animated sequences will portray Tyson's childhood days in Brooklyn.
ABC News to air four-hour documentary, ‘Mike Tyson: The Knockout,’ on boxer’s life and career
The documentary will air in two parts on ABC, beginning May 25.
ABC News suspends chief national correspondent Matt Gutman for erroneous report that Kobe Bryant’s four daughters were on helicopter
"Reporting the facts accurately is the cornerstone of our journalism. As he acknowledged on Sunday, Matt Gutman’s initial reporting was not accurate and failed to meet our editorial standards."
BBC apologizes for showing LeBron James footage during report of Kobe Bryant’s death
ABC also reported erroneous information in early reports of the accident.
FiveThirtyEight moves to ABC News, continuing ESPN transition away from politics and personality-focused sites
This fits in as part of ESPN's larger shifts since they launched FiveThirtyEight back in 2014.
