Awful Announcing
Barkley said a lot of Alabamians have been "brainwashed" to support Moore. "All you have to do is talk about God and say you don't like homosexuals ... and abortion."
Distinguishing between reporting and editorializing has become difficult territory for many media outlets in this current political climate.
"The intersection of sports and politics is the most pronounced we've seen in decades."
Anything that buttresses the liberal ESPN narrative even remotely will cause it to flare up again.
"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."
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.
Spending five hours comparing Hilary Clinton to serial killers and complaining about "liberal pussies" led to backlash, and Powers eventually giving up his column.
ESPN finally fires back at FS1 for pushing the narrative that ESPN leans left.
New ESPN political guidelines may pose issues for those involved in "hard news."
At first glance, a sports show and a conservative talk station might be an odd fit. However, there’s...
