One of my favorite writers to read is ESPN Ombudsman Le Anne Schreiber, the lady responsible for contributing monthly columns that are run without a filter and intended to help provide an outsider's view and suggestions for ESPN's journalistic standards.
But because her section is a bit buried on the front page of ESPN.com, it becomes easier to overlook her great efforts. As we round the bend on her fun two-year tenure in the role, I took a look at her last three columns today and wanted to pass them along if for no other reason than I'm still in a food coma and don't feel like writing much today!
-September - Stop Suffocation of Synergy: This one covers the suffocation effect of ESPN having rights fees to leagues and games and the intense coverage of those specific events across all platforms (i.e.
Monday Night Football being a personal example). Schreiber specifically discusses the Olympics and how NBC's coverage limited what they could and reduced them down to merely covering the Games and not overdoing it.
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-October - The See-All, Tell-All Media: Schreiber's October effort centered on how ESPN handled Titans QB Vince Young during the injury/benching/misreported suicidal thoughts fiasco and what role the network played in reporting on the story. Give it to Vince Doria, ESPN senior VP and director of news, and others in answering her questions honestly. You might not like what they say, but at least they're not shying away from the firing line, which is refreshing.
-November - No Margin On Mistakes: Finally, this month's Schreiber post cover the Lou Holtz Hitler comment and how it was dealt with, ESPN's handling of political figures in the stories they ran and their response to the wide criticism of their non-reporting of the Brett Favre/Detroit Lions game-planning rumor that Fox Sports' Jay Glazer broke. Really good column here that takes on some hot-button topics in the blogosphere.
Have a great holiday weekend!
Josh Nason - josh [at] smallwhiteball [com] - is the publisher and main writer of Small White Ball, an all-encompassing sports blog that began in 2007. You can also read on mixed martial arts, boxing and pro wrestling at brother site RopesRingandCage.com. If you're using any part of this post, please link back to www.smallwhiteball.com. Thank you!
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