ESPN social media policy Archives

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."

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 on tweet calling Trump a white supremacist: “I don’t regret what I said, or even the language that I used, just...

"I don't really have any regrets about the language that I used, because I do think that there is some evidence to at least where we can question some of the things that he's said and done."

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?"

After layoffs, ESPN plans to fly all remaining editorial talent in for in-person meeting covering social media policy and more

Topics in the two-hour presentation will include the social media policy changes, coverage of political and social issues, and ESPN's current priorities.

ESPN’s new social media policy says reporters shouldn’t break news on Twitter, should avoid social issues

ESPN's new social media policy isn't going to please everyone.