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Nick Wright

Nick Wright says much of the Jemele Hill criticism was “unfair,” adds “talking about race is not talking about politics”

"Talking about race is not talking about politics and that discussion has been hijacked. If you acknowledge race, racism, or the racial climate in this country, people say you’re talking about politics. Talking about equal rights is not political."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMay 11, 2018 5
Jalen Rose

Jalen Rose bashes Shania Twain over Trump comments, says “Welcome to the walk of shame” in deleted tweet tagging Get Up

"And then you know what she did after that? She apologized. And apologized again. And apologized again. To the point where, I’m tired of reading her apologies."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 23, 2018 18
FiveThirtyEight's homepage on April 17, 2018.

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.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 17, 2018 4
Jimmy Pitaro speaking in Bristol.

New ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro tells employees “I do not believe that we are a political organization.”

"I do not believe that we are a political organization. ...Of course, there is going to continue to be an intersection of between sports and politics and we’re going to continue to cover that. We’re going to cover it fairly and honestly. But we are focused on serving the sports fan."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMar 14, 2018 4
Michael Wilbon and Marc J. Spears

Michael Wilbon and Marc J. Spears blast Laura Ingraham’s LeBron comments, with Wilbon saying “she comes off like a bigot”

"It's interesting that all these uberconservatives talk about what stable geniuses they are, but they sound like morons when they try and dictate to other people what they should talk about, what they're smart enough to talk about. She comes off like a bigot."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnFeb 18, 2018 3

Stephen A. Smith wants everyone at ESPN to stick to sports except for him

Frequent cable news guest Stephen A. Smith says ESPN should stick to sports.

By Matt Yoder OnJan 12, 2018 23
Katie Nolan on Desus and Mero.

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."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 5, 2018 59
Jemele Hill

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?"

By Andrew Bucholtz OnDec 28, 2017 29
The New York Times

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.

By Ian Casselberry OnOct 14, 2017 3
jemele hill

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."

By Matt Yoder OnSep 27, 2017 10
Jason Whitlock on Fox News

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."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 19, 2017 19
Jemele Hill

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.

By Ty Duffy OnSep 15, 2017 32

ESPN

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."

By Ian Casselberry OnSep 14, 2017 20
Jemele Hill

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."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 14, 2017 50

ESPN

Conservatives at ESPN cite disciplining of Linda Cohn as double standard in handling of political commentary

Jemele Hill on SC6

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."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 12, 2017 116

ESPN

Clay Travis vs. ESPN has entered a new chapter

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