Awful Announcing
"An issue arose during the preparation of the release that was to be published on and distributed via nflcommunications.com. We have taken steps to ensure this does not happen again."
"It seems like there's certain coaches that may have friends in the media that they don’t realize are actually just trying to report things."
"I don't have the time or the interest to launch any sort of 'investigation.'"
An ESPN employee took cellphone recordings of a video feed from Rachel Nichols' hotel room that was running without her knowledge while she was on the phone. Someone then leaked some of those recordings.
Garber's memo threatens leakers with fines and termination. The Athletic had it that afternoon.
Virk's firing for leaking information stands in stark contrast to the small numbers of previous public firings by ESPN. It also appears to be the only punishment the company has handed out for leaking information, which looks like a relatively common ESPN practice.
