ESPN’s Public Editor Agrees With Viewers That Network ‘Has Moved Leftward’

[badrose]

http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/...moved-leftward

But with social media branding and the rise of debate shows that stir up strong opinionizing, ESPN has gotten more political. He summarized the problem neatly.

There have also been concrete actions that have created a perception that ESPN has chosen a political side, such as awarding Caitlyn Jenner the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2015 ESPYS despite her not having competed athletically for decades, the company’s decision to move a golf tournament away from a club owned by presidential candidate Donald Trump and a perceived inequity in how punishments for controversial statements were meted out.

[KSRBEvans]

Sports journalists are still journalists, which means the vast majority are liberal.

[Catonahottinroof]

Sports shouldn't have a left or right agenda. ESPN's footprint is shrinking.....wonder why?

[KeithKSR]

I used to watch a bit of Sportscenter. Haven't watched in some time, I want sports from ESPN, not political correctness.

[Doc]

Not much different than the NBA boycotting North Carolina because they don't want transgender bathrooms. I watch the NBA to see guys throw a round ball into a hoop, not because the commish and his underlings have an opinion on who should be legally allowed to use which bathrooms.

[MickintheHam]

Same thing has happened with Deadspin. Now that Gawker has gone away, Deadspin has taken on a political life. It used to be daily reading for me. Now it is unreadable.