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Message: [QUOTE="Fly Rodder, post: 1995061, member: 2133"] I agree with some, but not all. ESPN has gone to crap as a result of the format changes. What used to be niche channel that showed logrolling at 2am and a few different games turned into a property where they make their own shows and try to make people like them. I will never enjoy watching or listening to Stephen A. Smith or Skip Bayless. It's cheaper to self-produce content than acquire the rights to it. And "reality TV" including the format of 2 ex-coaches, 2 ex-players, and a TV person [I]yelling at each other[/I] is the cheapest. All cable channels have done some variation of it to this point. If these train wrecks didn't generate cost-effective ratings, they wouldn't be doing it. That said, it is a news organization in some sense and they can't shy away from covering news in the sports industry. Being an inclusive company that represents the view of [I]all [/I]people who participate in sports is their stated position. They can't just ignore some issues because they may be icky or problematic to someone. African Americans in professional sports used to be a taboo topic, too. Should they ignore the special olympics because it's too touchy feely? the make-a-wish kid who gets to visit his favorite team and make a basket/score a goal/catch a pass? the first openly gay/bi/etc athlete? The kid throwing out the first pitch to his veteran father/mother? Where's your line? None of it? All of it? They can't pick and choose what they're showing. If they're showing Americans, they're going to be showing something that someone doesn't agree with. Thinigs being apolitical is a ficitioous thing. People think that scientific peer review is biased, you think your sporting coverage is going to ignore something because it might offend someone? They're losing subscribers because people are cutting cable to get away from overpriced channel bundles and ESPN has long overemphasized their own properties instead of sporting events. Their website sucks, too. [/QUOTE]

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