Bailing on the debate
ESPN is getting out of the politics game. It’s a move that is not surprising considering all the blow-back it has received over the last half-decade.
So that decision makes sense, until it doesn’t.
In fact, the decision is too reactionary for me, and its universal umbrella opens the organization up for criticism from both sides.
ESPN has made sure to remind us at almost every turn that, other than “Outside the Lines” and the occasional “E:60” segments, the “E” in ESPN stands for “entertainment” and there never has been a “J” for “journalism” in the four-letter mothership.