ESPN is Biased?!?!
ESPN's Ombudsman took his time, but came to the correct conclusion.
My favorite line "Was the telecast balanced? ESPN thinks it was -- and for me, that is the most troubling aspect of this whole affair."
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=ohlmeyer_don&id=…
January 21st, 2010 at 1:30 PM ^
When the moron who fired Norm MacDonald for making fun of his buddy OJ too much says you're biased, you must be really biased.
January 21st, 2010 at 1:30 PM ^
BLASPHEMY!
January 21st, 2010 at 1:37 PM ^
wasn't ESPN? That was great.
January 21st, 2010 at 1:37 PM ^
3, 2, 1
January 21st, 2010 at 1:45 PM ^
This new ombudsman is pretty solid. I really liked the previous one. Their insights seemed quite a bit more interesting. This guy criticizes, but it doesn't make me feel that passionately about his causes.
January 21st, 2010 at 1:47 PM ^
ESPN is to biased as OJ is to guilty.
January 21st, 2010 at 1:53 PM ^
Cancel christmas
January 21st, 2010 at 1:58 PM ^
that article exceptionally well written. great read
January 21st, 2010 at 2:41 PM ^
Everyone is biased. The people who say they aren't are the ones to keep an eye on.
January 21st, 2010 at 3:32 PM ^
"It turns out that there are often three -- your side, the other side and the truth."
I love that
January 21st, 2010 at 3:39 PM ^
Before Mike Leach was fired, [assistant coach Lincoln] Riley wrote a critical letter to the administration which included negative comments regarding Adam James' character. He told me the letter was intended … to simply shed light on the situation.Sometimes you miss the joke until you read the quote later.
January 21st, 2010 at 6:22 PM ^
When the production crew focused on the game, the broadcast was fine -- engaging pictures, excellent graphics, relevant replays, and interesting information and insights rendered by the broadcasters. However, when the telecast was bifurcated with the video from the field and announcers commenting on the dispute and covering the game at the same time, the result was dreadful.Herein lies my biggest beef with ESPN in general: the fact that they just CANNOT seem to focus on a game without unnecessarily shoving drama down our throats, whether it be discussion by the announcers or endless repeats of text on the Bottom Line. A college football game is plenty entertaining all by itself. In the case of the Alamo Bowl, all that was required of the Leach situation was a one-time mention, along the lines of "Interim coach Ruffin McNeill leads Tx Tech today, following the well-publicized and controversial dismissal of Mike Leach." Then move on and broadcast the damned game.
January 21st, 2010 at 6:24 PM ^
Can this guy please come and do a journalistic analysis of the Freep?