NYP:
ESPN firings have led to ugly media fights.
It’s a strange time in the sports media world after ESPN fired 100 employees on Wednesday.
The massive staff chop spawned strong opinions about who did and did not deserve to remain at the network. Most of those predictably have come from your average Twitter troll — “You spilled Starbucks on yourself, Adam Schefter? Well at least you still have a job” — but some have come from within the industry.
Former Sports Illustrated writer Jeff Pearlman used Stephen A. Smith as the face of the problem with ESPN’s layoffs — and the industry as a whole. In an essay, which specifically noted it was not Smith’s “fault” that he is paid exponentially more than anyone who was fired this week, Pearlman decried the state of a society that values highly paid screamers more than well-reported stories.
Despite all the backhanded compliments Smith received, you knew the “First Take” host would not let it stand without a retort. Personal conflict is his wheelhouse. more
I don’t know who any of these people are, but I love smelling liberal flop sweat!
ESPN GoPro Postal Popcorn advert when?
95% of the on-air talking heads at ESPN never got past the amateur level in sports anyway. Nobody takes them serious. Let em go get a real job….
F#^%*$#& ESPN! I hope they go down in flames! Also, this shows why Twitter is a bad idea. Look at how many of these idiots have made comments online and revealed themselves to be complete idiots!
Sooner or later ESPN’s left progressive narrative was going to catch up with them. Since Disney makes a barrel of cash on other operations they may be willing to let the bleeding at ESPN continue for awhile but at some point it may reach a tipping point where ESPN can’t recover and is headed for the toilet. Then Disney will dump it and take the tax loss.
I hear ESPN is getting into politics, just like CNN, MSNBC, ABC, and CBS. Come on board, we need more FAKE NEWS.
Steven A. Smith it practically the only person on ESPN who’s opinion I value
he may have a bit of racism in some of his comments, but I understand (usually) where he’s coming from & he’s honest with himself & with his audience … you never have to guess … & I appreciate it
… the rest of ESPN can go fall off the earth, as far as I’m concerned
Don’t even remember what ESPN said or did that upset us so bad we swore to never watch them again. Then we cancelled cable altogether. Already told young ones Disneyland out of the question.
Don’t give a shit. Not one shit to give.
Oh yeah, that’s like a channel on TV right?
phuckem.
Jim Crow is officially dead! Black Crow is alive and well!
Oh, a black sports commentator who hates crackas? What a surprise!
I cut the cable/satellite cord a year ago and haven’t missed it one little bit! Listening to beautiful music as I write this!
ESPN? Pro sports? MSM? Fox News? Crass PC sitcoms and shows? I miss them like I miss my ex wife.
awd