TEGNA Reportedly Launched Internal Review of KGW Story Behind Blazers Announcer Braiden Bell's Firing
The review is examining whether KGW followed editorial process after reporting on teenage tweets that helped trigger a withdrawn job offer.
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TEGNA reportedly launched internal review of KGW story behind Blazers announcer Braiden Bell's firing
29-year-old Braiden Bell was announced as the new TV play-by-play voice of the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday morning. By Thursday evening, the NBA franchise announced it was moving on from Bell after discovering several offensive social media posts he wrote as a teenager. “The Portland Trail Blazers have zero tolerance for racist, sexist, or harmful…
TEGNA launches internal review of KGW-TV story on fired sports broadcaster
The probe comes one day after the station published a story on old social media comments made by broadcaster Braiden Bell while he was a teenager.— This story first appears at TheDesk.net, a premium source for original news and analysis on the business of media and technology. Never miss a story — make sure our stories appear in your Google search results by adding us as a trusted source, and sign up for our free newsletters here.
KGW Under Review: Blazers Broadcaster Braiden Bell's Controversy
The story surrounding former Trail Blazers play-by-play announcer Braiden Bell has taken another turn. Now the people who reported the story are reportedly facing scrutiny of their own. TEGNA, the parent company of Portland television station KGW, has launched an internal review into whether proper editorial procedures were followed in the station’s reporting on Bell, according to Matthew Keys of The Desk. KGW reported this week on offensive so…
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