ESPN Is Losing Money and Viewers; Their Open Left-Wing Bias Is Partly Responsible
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They aren't falling because their liberal... lol.
The model just isnt woring anymore. Cord cutting and what not.
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Ok aside from the jenner thing, how are they political? I guess i dont watch espn enough cause ive never noticed it
ESPN Admits They Mistreat Conservatives, And It's Killing Their RatingsOk aside from the jenner thing, how are they political? I guess i dont watch espn enough cause ive never noticed it
ESPN has been hemorrhaging viewers because of its outspoken politics. From giving Caitlyn Jenner a heroism award to stumping for Black Lives Matter, from pushing gun control to praising Kaepernick’s heroism, from firing Curt Schilling for expressing anti-radical Islam sentiments to threatening Chris Broussard for taking a religious view of homosexuality while doing nothing about Kevin Blackistone for calling the national anthem a “war anthem,” ESPN has become – as I’ve long said – MSNBC with footballs.
Now, ESPN’s public editor is admitting that the network has a problem. As Newsbusters reports, Jim Brady admitted, “One notion that virtually everyone I spoke to at ESPN dismisses is what some have perceived as unequal treatment of conservatives who make controversial statements vs. liberals who do the same.” He added:
ESPN is far from immune from the political fever that has afflicted so much of the country over the past year. Internally, there’s a feeling among many staffers -- both liberal and conservative -- that the company’s perceived move leftward has had a stifling effect on discourse inside the company and has affected its public-facing product. Consumers have sensed that same leftward movement, alienating some…. For most of its history, ESPN was viewed relatively apolitically. Its core focus was -- and remains today, of course -- sports. Although the nature of sports meant an occasional detour into politics and culture was inevitable, there wasn’t much chatter about an overall perceived political bias. If there was any tension internally, it didn’t manifest itself publicly.Brady talked to anchor Bob Ley, who admitted that ESPN has no “diversity of thought.” A conservative employee told Brady that “If you’re a Republican or conservative, you feel the need to talk in whispers.” Jemele Hill, naturally, said “I would challenge those people who say they feel suppressed. Do you fear backlash, or do you fear right and wrong?”
This is the problem. And this is why ESPN and the media more generally fail. It is suppression to label those who disagree with you politically morally evil because they disagree. Yet that’s what Hill does. That’s what ESPN does, too. The left believes its opinions and feelings are facts; those who disagree are therefore either morons or fascists. That’s why Hill thinks Schilling should have been fired for putting up a meme expressing that transgender people should go to the bathroom in the restroom that matches their biological sex. Schilling must be evil.
That perspective comes across in ESPN’s casual leftism. And it alienates viewers. I’m one of them. I used to watch ESPN every time I worked out. Now I’d rather have the television off. I’m not interested in hearing talking heads who know less about politics than they do about water polo take for granted that they are morally righteous, and everyone on the right is morally obtuse. Screw them. I’d rather cut the cord entirely.
I’m not the only one. And ESPN had better recognize that, or they’ll have MSNBC’s ratings along with their worldview.
http://www.dailywire.com/news/10904/espn-admits-they-mistreat-conservatives-and-its-ben-shapiro
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The internet is destroying ESPN
Ja.brill Peppers - Cleveland Brown OldBrownsFan, on 02 Jun 2017 - 5:09PM said: "No you are not the work of the devil but you are deceived by the devil." Who's got it better than us? Nooooobody! -
All there interesting Sport Talk talent has left only asking for a piece of the pie $$. Rest of them play their Favorite team Card. Have not watched a SC sense Stuart Scott Passed. Mike & Mike/NFL Live is the only thing watchable..The rest of there staffing is terrible.Even with speaking American English. Now a certain sport guy can pay a few bucks & view/listen to the sport they really enjoy. ESPN did it to themselves. Just like Jenner did.courage my a$$ ..da da da- da da da--
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And now we've gotten to the bottom of it, espn are shills not for liberals...but more for the big market franchises. You can almost hear the sympathy in their voices when they talk anout highly touted prospects going to small markets like cleveland. People are sick of it, and not just in cleveland.
How many articles from espn writers come out every offseason claiming lebrons going to NY or LA? Its cause they desperately want a big name in those markets cause its been too long since LA won a championship
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Fuck espn for that.
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No no no.
It's cuz they're liberals!
C'mon Woodie. Al Gore is a liberal. He created the internet all by himself. The internet is destroying ESPN. Ergo, Liberals are destroying ESPN.
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No no no.
It's cuz they're liberals!
C'mon Woodie. Al Gore is a liberal. He created the internet all by himself. The internet is destroying ESPN. Ergo, Liberals are destroying ESPN.
C'mon Woodie. Al Gore is a liberal. He created the internet all by himself. The internet is destroying ESPN. Ergo, Liberals are destroying ESPN.
how can a series of tubes take down ESPN?
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how can a series of tubes take down ESPN?
Because ESPN sucks.
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