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A Disparaging Video Prompts Explosive Fallout Within ESPN
The gist of the article is that over on NBA Countdown, one of ESPN's biggest programs, several key analysts are unhappy that Rachel Nichols was still on there after complaining that a fellow host only got on the show because she was black, and more importantly, not being punished for complaining about the company overall to a representative for LeBron James via phone call last July during the NBA playoff bubble, which was recorded on ESPN's data servers.
Numerous people working at ESPN feel this confirms what they think about how race works at the company.
I know this is going to be a hot button issue, but... frankly, this sort of confirms how I feel about the internal workings of ESPN, especially with the fact that they use politics more as a ratings stunt than anything of meaning, which hasn't been a net positive for the network in terms of viewership or perception.
The gist of the article is that over on NBA Countdown, one of ESPN's biggest programs, several key analysts are unhappy that Rachel Nichols was still on there after complaining that a fellow host only got on the show because she was black, and more importantly, not being punished for complaining about the company overall to a representative for LeBron James via phone call last July during the NBA playoff bubble, which was recorded on ESPN's data servers.
Numerous people working at ESPN feel this confirms what they think about how race works at the company.
I know this is going to be a hot button issue, but... frankly, this sort of confirms how I feel about the internal workings of ESPN, especially with the fact that they use politics more as a ratings stunt than anything of meaning, which hasn't been a net positive for the network in terms of viewership or perception.