ESPN’s Blanket Ban on Post to Affect Jets Coverage?
Honestly, if it was up to me, I wouldn’t have even mentioned the whole Erin Andrews thing if it hadn’t darkened coverage of the Jets door, but it seems that at least one beat reporter and radio pregame show could be affected by a ESPN blanket ban on Post. Neil Best of Newsday reported on his blog that
ESPN retaliated Wednesday against the New York Post for its decision to use still images of Erin Andrews from a surreptitiously obtained videotape, banning Post staffers from its various outlets, including its TV networks and 1050 ESPN Radio.
Erin was grievously wronged here, and while we understand the Post’s decision to cover this as a news story, their running photos obtained in such a fashion went well beyond the boundaries of common decency in the interest of sensationalism. This is not a decision we undertook lightly, but we feel it is an appropriate one.”
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It has not been determined how long the ban on Post employees will remain in place.
It sucks that a class act like Cannizarro has to bear the brunt of his publicity starved editors. We’re often tongue-in-cheek here, but let’s be clear about the fact that we’re dead serious. This whole thing is a shameful mess and I hate that I even have to mention it.
With that said, I know commenters will do the right thing and not link to any of this stuff in the comments.
Thank you.
19 Responses to ESPN’s Blanket Ban on Post to Affect Jets Coverage?
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The Ed(itor) says:
I guess then espn should also ban cbs, nbc, fox and abc if they don’t want to be considered hypocrites.
I find this ban to be childish on espn’s part.
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charleyjet says:
Canizzaro is a good guy who works for a publication I wouldn’t wrap fish in.
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I frankly don’t understand what this “ban” accomplishes. The post can still go to JETS training camp, can still cover the JETS at FP, can still go to JETS games and sit in the pressbox. And they can still watch and listen ton espn on tv and radio. So what does this ban accomplish? Appears like nothing.
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Thurdeye says:
we all understand it was a bad thing to tape Miss Andrews but stop with the high horse b.s. We all saw the video and are happier because of it.
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I agree with charleyjet. Cannizzaro is probably one of the nicest writers I’ve met. If anything, guys like him shouldn’t have to deal with the hoopla. He didn’t contribute to the story so he shouldn’t be penalized.
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mole57 says:
Since this story is far from dead and ESPN is powerless to prevent the Post (or any other news agency) from printing the accompanying photos to support their “news” story, the only way they can deter others from doing the same thing is to make an example of the Post and deny access.
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Kirk says:
@ thirdeye
HILARIOUS!
espn is kidding themselves with this ban. it may work against a small market newspaper, but not one of big ones in nyc. i mean, what jets/giants/mets/yanks/knicks/rangers fans rely on espn for their info on their teams anyway? personally, i check blogs like this along with metsblogs, forums, and wfan. espn is crap imo and i rarely tune in anymore
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I find all this fuss about nude photos of a female reporter a little hypocritical. After all, didn’t female reporters demand equal access to male locker rooms while the players were naked. They apparently have no problem with invading the privacy of these players but when their privacy is invaded and they are shown naked (leaving the questionable method issue aside) their bosses and feminists are outraged.
When was the last time male reporters were admitted to female locker rooms while the women were naked? I doubt that it has ever happened or that it will ever happen so please spare me the phony outrage.
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Cannizario and class act in the same sentence? That’s a good one! I haven’t met the man and he may be the nicest guy in the world, but his writing just plain sucks. He is a hair above gary myers and adam schein in my book, a very thin hair at that. If this had to happen to any paper, I’m glad it’s the Post.
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Dave75 says:
Oh no. Not banned from ESPN. WHo cares, Are yous aying that tey still can;t cover the Jets because they don;t have access to ESPN. Ridiculous. Let’s not forget or put ESPN in front of the NFL here and The Post is not banned from the NFL
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My Pet Goat says:
@Donal
That’s pure stupidity. There’s nothing remotely equivalent about women in the lockroom and having someone drill a hole in a wall and record you while undressing in private and then posting that video online.
BTW I might be the only red blooded man in America that hasn’t seen this clip. And I feel this limits my ability to objectively analyze the situation. I’ll have to see what I can do to get all the facts in front of me, and on a loop on my desktop and in a printout over my bed…
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Zartan says:
i havnt been a fan of the post and their staff for a few years though i do get the paper when its the only one available. they are very racist and the last paper i read a lady was calling Michael Jackson a pedifial(no Proff) who was a black man turned white woman…..
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Bent says: Well, I’m not in America but I haven’t see the tape either (or the pictures) – and I choose not to. I just think it’s totally wrong and I hope justice is served fairly.
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I agree in that I’m torn … to say I’m not intrigued is disingenuous, but I know it’s morally, ethically, and potentially legally wrong and therefore won’t look for it. Still, I’ve seen the blurry runs of it on Fox O’Reilly slimeball “investigative journalistic” coverage (via Deadspin) but haven’t seen the “actual” video.
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Addage says:
ESPN is just mad that they got scooped be the Post.
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StvDoe says:
The Post is the most billious source of trash journalism I know (outside of Fox News). I hope she sues them and wins a large enough settlement to close them down.
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I think in this situation ESPN is being very childish and its really been a bad week for them, between this and the Roethlisberger hush/hush job. I understand that this is a bit different than other photos that papers publish since this was a complete violation, but this is the business that papers are in. TV networks aired the footage. Would ESPN ever go after them? Never in a million years. One of these days ESPN really needs to decide if they are in the entertainment business or if they really feel they are a news organization.
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simplysimon2 says:
The Post is just another slimy branch of the Murdoch/Fox Slime Machine. Just like Hearst/”Citizen Kane’s” yellow journalism, Murdoch/Ailes don’t go for the throat, their target is much lower. They titillate rather than enlighten, appeal to our baser instincts and have no respect for any kind of decency. These purveyor’s of fish wrappers are as amoral as any mafia clan while proclaiming that they are for family values and publish crap that appeals only to our lower selves. But Hearst proved it and Murdoch continues it: tickle their bottoms while you make a huge profit undermining civility. I wonder what Murdoch’s wife and female children would look like naked on the front cover of his rag?
They ran the photos on the cover. The Post deserves some serious flack but I wasn’t surprised by lack of class. Couldn’t there be some legal ramifications as well? The dude responsible is going to jail (probably- if they can find him), the website that posted the video was labeled an “accomplice,” so shouldn’t the Post get the same treatment.