Disney CEO: New NFL Deal Won’t Change ESPN’s Journalistic Approach Despite Criticism

ESPN-NFL Deal Raises Alarms Over Biased Coverage - American Faith

Concerns are growing over ESPN’s journalistic independence following news that the NFL will acquire a 10% equity stake in the sports network. The deal, part of ESPN’s broader agreement to purchase NFL media assets including the NFL Network, has sparked alarms over conflicts of interest that could compromise sports reporting integrity. Critics argue that allowing the NFL to own a share of a network tasked with reporting on its actions creates a d…

ESPN Has Their Journalistic Credibility Questioned Amid NFL Network Purchase

Some are questioning ESPN's coming deal with the NFL and wondering if it will put a damper on its journalistic integrity. The post ESPN Has Their Journalistic Credibility Questioned Amid NFL Network Purchase appeared first on Breitbart.

ESPN Drops All Pretense That It Does Journalism With NFL Deal

ESPN doesn’t do journalism anymore. I get it — everyone already knows that. But the deal with the NFL makes it clear that the network isn't even trying to pretend at this point. Look, ESPN made a decision after George Floyd’s death: left-wing talking points mattered more than sports coverage. As a result, the network hemorrhaged viewers that it's desperately trying to get back. Still, ESPN is more than just its cable channel. Remember ESPN The M…

Can ESPN Cover the NFL Fairly Now That It's Part of the Team?

The NFL’s TV partners have faced plenty of second-guessing about how they cover a league their business relies on so heavily — the media world’s reigning ratings titan by a country mile. Yet formalizing the marriage between pro football and ESPN raises questions about how fairly the network can document pro football’s failings now that they’re officially on the same team. After protracted negotiations, the NFL and Disney-owned ESPN finally reach…

Disney CEO: New NFL Deal Won’t Change ESPN’s Journalistic Approach Despite Criticism

Mike Florio points out the NFL and ESPN may have a conflict of interest.

David Samson questions ESPN’s ability to cover NFL honestly after equity deal

Dan Patrick may not be concerned about ESPN’s potential conflict of interest in its newly announced deal with NFL Media, but David Samson absolutely is. Appearing on his eponymous podcast, the former Marlins executive tore into the partnership, questioning whether ESPN can credibly cover the NFL when it now has an actual ownership stake in the league’s media arm. “Do you think ESPN is going to spend hours of programming each day criticizing the …