In a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, Jimmy Pitaro, the new president of ESPN, tacitly acknowledged that the sports network made a mistake over the past few years when it allowed commentators to express their political opinions on air. He also admitted what many sports fans have long expressed: “Without question our data tells us our fans do not want us to cover politics.” You don’t say. He went on to say, “My job is to provide clarity. I really believe that some of our talent was confused on what was expected of them. If you fast-forward to today, I don’t believe they are confused.”
The data does indeed support Pitaro’s conclusion. Following ESPN’s hard-left political push for everything “social justice,” the sports network saw its viewership numbers tank. Since 2011, the network has lost an estimated 15 million subscribers — bleeding that accelerated as ESPN anchors regularly smeared President Donald Trump as a racist while embracing Colin Kaepernick’s insulting national anthem kneeling protests.
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Too little too late
ReplyDeleteGiving Bruce Jenner a platform and honoring him as a hero while wearing an evening gown for the ESPY awards....
ReplyDeleteSame old story, make money doing one thing, then switching over to commentary.
mr bob
Keep it up Patriots and show the demon rats that the people have spoken. Stick together so we can have reelect our President so he can TRUMP the unpatriotic ones again.
ReplyDeleteWe keep hearing accusations of President Trump being a racist, but we just don't see the proofs. How about somebody give them to us so that we can at least see what they're talking about?
ReplyDeleteDuh.
ReplyDeletehahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. They deserve all that comes their way. They thought they were going to tell all of us what to think and how they had the moral high ground. I guess they forgot that most liberals are too "enlightened" to watch sports.
ReplyDeleteDumber than dirt.
ReplyDeleteESPN is a joke today as well as all the cry baby drama queen athletes they cover. The only sport worth watching anymore is the NHL, toughest SOB'S GOING
ReplyDeleteThis poor guy doesn't realize the agenda of the OWNERS of ESPN.
ReplyDeleteHow pathetic.
He might want to confer with the owners of the stock.
They do have an agenda, and the Network has a purpose: supporting that agenda.
Period.
They are filthy rich and could not care less about the "viewers" opinions.
Their masonic-appointed job is to sway those opinions, one person at a time.
The only reason ESPN exists is to support its owners' agenda.
Deleteyour masonic point hit the HEAD ON THE NAIL..The lodges are the houses of conspiracy
Sports in general has become mundane.
ReplyDeleteToo much of it.
Too many more important things for people to worry about
It was supposed to be ENTERTAINMENT.
Who forgot that?
I don't want ANY ESPN channels on my cable. Why should I have to pay for them?
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