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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I'm sorry, but what is an Ombudsman? And if she works for ESPN, why would she be objective?
An Ombudsman is an independent representative of the people. Her job is to police ESPN's coverage and point out lies, biased journalism, misinformation, etc. She is not beholding to ESPN and has blasted them on numerous occassions. She has called out Easterbrook as a Belichick hater and questioned his involvement in the original Mike Fish article on Matt Walsh.
Here is what she wrote February 10th about the Matt Walsh information:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=schreiber_leanne&id=3240223
An ombudsman, when a topic gets quiet, stir it up again by calling out "journalists". That way "pundits" can milk the story for another week by referring to the ombudsman.
Oh, that is the ESPN version.
Is anyone stupid enough to believe this will change the Mikey Mouse "news" channel.
(Hey, I always preferred Warner Brothers to Disney, pity about ABC...)
it is no longer a total lack or respect i have for espn and everyone that works there...i have had that for years....now it is a major psychotic f------ hatred
Reflecting on this media witch hunt for something that coaches and league executives are increasingly admitting is being done by all teams, I think we need a catchall term to describe their scandalous behavior
Howabout - "Spygate-gate"?
Last time it was displayed pretty prominently. She also emails everyone who's contacted her. I assume that means someone like Florio would be able to post it and run with it, whether or not ESPN tried to bury it or not.
I sent an e-mail to Le Anne Schreiber about Gregg Easterbrook's obvious hypocrisy in his latest column. She responded back to me last night. Here is her short and sweet response:
Here it is
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=schreiber_leanne&id=3438752
Personally, I think it was a passive slap in the face for ESPN
Weak at best.
Until Disney Sells ESPN and major house cleaning takes place the network has 0 creditability. Good bye.
Here it is
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=schreiber_leanne&id=3438752
Personally, I think it was a passive slap in the face for ESPN
Florio is trying to sell PFT to ESPN.
It wasn't an indictment of Greg Esterbrook. She primarily said that the medium itself creates situations where time has to be filled with the opinions of commentators. Remember, the Patriots are known for only talking to those reporters they like, so the rest of the commentators are left speculating about what might-have-been. A more open interview policy might result in more balanced reporting.
The Patriots don't limit access, they hold press conferences and anyone can ask a question. Granted the Patriots don't feed the morons with the questions intended to bait them or give private interviews to reporters that speculate to create headlines.
The latest incident with Brady and his ankle, the AP reporter misinterpreted a joke as fact ..... or did they. It generated lots of hits and the sponsors of those web sites paid for those hits. Then all of a sudden, opps, sorry, honest mistake, do those sponsors get their money back, nope.
Now much of what I said in that last paragraph was insanely speculative and moronic, but that's what the press has become. Their biggest concern, generate attention, not report true facts. This is why the press as a whole will never get an open book with the Patriots, who knows what simple things will be spun into to generate readership !
Another example ? How about the report that there was a second Patriot that was connected to the guy who sold drugs to Kaczur, that was the headline ! Wiggins is an ex Patriot and knew this guy when they were CHILDREN !!
Your comment they should open up to the press to avoid these things, is naive. By opening up more, their exposing themselves, not gonna happen.
It wasn't an indictment of Greg Esterbrook.
It wasn't an indictment of Greg Esterbrook. She primarily said that the medium itself creates situations where time has to be filled with the opinions of commentators. Remember, the Patriots are known for only talking to those reporters they like, so the rest of the commentators are left speculating about what might-have-been. A more open interview policy might result in more balanced reporting.