Comments on: Payton reporting prompts ESPN to twist news terms

By: TheWizard

TheWizard — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:00:35 +0000

I agree with the point, but what an irritating man…….no wonder old guys like me gave up pregame in the 90′s and just turn it on at kickoff…….

By: eagles512

eagles512 — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 00:04:34 +0000

ESPN is annoying but nowhere near as annoying as Glazer. I have to turn my tv off when he comes on.

By: bobzilla1001

bobzilla1001 — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 23:46:12 +0000

There are also so-called “team insiders” at the local level. Those “insiders” are paid to be right more often than wrong. The ones in Pittsburgh are seldom right, yet they continue to be employed. I’ve often wondered how that can possibly happen.

By: jkaflagg

jkaflagg — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 23:05:52 +0000

Back in the days when real journalists worked hard for their stories, “breaking” a story meant something; but nowadays, “reporters” are simply fed information by “sources” who want their particular spin on events to be released, knowing that the reporter will blast it out there with little or no vetting. In today’s world, any yahoo with a smart phone can “break” a story on Twitter; I find it best not to believe anything until several days after the fact.

By: footballchamp

footballchamp — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 22:52:41 +0000

Ah yes, ESPN. Never let the truth stop you from you attention grabbing headlines. This has become all too common lately with them, but I like the fact that Glazer, Florio, Dan Patrick Show, etc. all call them out on it.

It’s reached the point of being petty and childish on ESPN’s part. Grow up already and give Glazer his due. All I know is that Glazer seems to report accurate information before his competitors. Keep it going Jay.

By: randolph32

randolph32 — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 22:17:34 +0000

They do the same thing with their radio outlets. In Chicago when 670 the Score breaks a story, the local espn station (I won’t bother to even use their call letters they suck so bad) won’t give them credit, and always uses the ‘sources or reports’ crap.

By: mdac1012

mdac1012 — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 21:56:48 +0000

Mortensen also reported that Eli Manning would miss the entire season a few years back when he got hurt in week 1, even after Archie Manning called him and told him he should retract the story. Eli started the next week.

Mortensen also reported there was no way Farve was going to come out of retirement to play for the Vikings. How did that work out?

By: vtopa

vtopa — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 21:42:41 +0000

ESPN is pathetic. THey should have fired Chris Mortensen after he repeatedly and unashamedly proclaimed over and over that the Saints would definitely leave NOLA for Los Angeles, just days after Katrina hit. Nobody called him on it, nobody. ESPN may be sports, but news is news. Accuracy is your bread and butter. How about having some (as well as a modicum of decency)?

By: crucifixkiss

crucifixkiss — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 21:08:56 +0000

Well they broke Lomas Brown/Scott Mitchell story first.

By: steeltuff

steeltuff — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 21:07:06 +0000

ESPN lost their NHL TV contract and then put this league on their back-burner, while still glamorizing NASCAR and soccer. They aired LeBron’s “Decision” show too. It’s no wonder why I only watch them on Mondays during football season.

By: teddybayer123

teddybayer123 — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 20:14:01 +0000

brintfatre says:
Dec 29, 2012 3:10 PM
Why does it matter who reported it first?

It’s called “credit”, moron. It’s the WHOLE point.

By: brintfatre

brintfatre — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 20:10:56 +0000

Why does it matter who reported it first? The news will come out…. what in the world changed by people finding out the news about Payton last night vs this morning?

By: edgerules

edgerules — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 20:05:29 +0000

Some may not care who gets credit, but for me, it is about ETHICS. This is supposed to be the “Worldwide Leader…..” They should be ethical.

By: scrapingthefloorioforstorios

scrapingthefloorioforstorios — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:50:08 +0000

espn are jerks?? what a scoop! you heard it here first!
why is it so vital to be first?

By: mdac1012

mdac1012 — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:48:52 +0000

My favorite is when ESPN says “ESPN has learned”, i.e. our reporters got scooped and we just read it on the news wire.

By: wtfru2

wtfru2 — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:44:44 +0000

ESPN = Fox of Sporting News!

By: CKL

CKL — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:31:24 +0000

Sources say that I should have said “then player B makes the All-Pro team”. lol

By: Mr. Wright 212

Mr. Wright 212 — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:26:32 +0000

ESPN has been doing this for years. And worse yet, they have notorious hacks like Broussard make up stories or twist them in order to get clicks and viewers when he really has nothing substantive. They have done this with Glazer dozens of times.

By: whitetrashking

whitetrashking — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:17:41 +0000

Wasn’t it just a week or so ago that Adam (The Gerbal) Shefter was reporting with it engraved in stone that Sean was going to become with out an absolute doubt a free agent…….what a tool……..Glazer vs Shefter in a cage match!!!!!!!!

By: CKL

CKL — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:55:26 +0000

I’ve long trusted Glazer over other…ahem…sources.
And yes it matters who gets credit because it’s about ethics, and it’s part of how reporters are judged and compensated. And with companies, how many ads they sell are based partly on how many eyeballs they pull in, which goes back to being able to claim they “break” news. Refusing to credit a story properly to make yourself look better is like giving Player A’s tackles to Player B just because he said he made them then Player A makes the All Pro team.

By: nothimagain

nothimagain — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:34:01 +0000

Glazer is the best.

By: grudenthediva

grudenthediva — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:31:18 +0000

“Blah blah blah who cares, this isnt news but I am going to read this and comment on it anyway”

Tell us, oh wise ones, what you do for a living. Maybe we couldn’t care less about that, either.

Lots of careers are made or crushed when it comes to breaking news and getting the stories first. It’s a huge part of the profession. It may mean little to you (translation: you’re too stupid to comprehend) but to everyone in that field, it’s a big deal. Again, tell us what you do and then we’ll start nitpicking (and no, the “250 Billion Served” tagline doesn’t make you immune to criticism).

By: theawesomersfranchise

theawesomersfranchise — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:15:55 +0000

Same group that employs Skip Bayless, Lomas Brown , and Rob Parker? Shocker

By: bat42boy

bat42boy — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:13:41 +0000

Who really cares. Just report it correctly and give credit to the right person and stop the stupid childish bickering. It makes me laugh!!!

By: charlutes

charlutes — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:11:23 +0000

ESPN is evil and NBC is awesome, OK? is that why u wrote this? Hey, remember sports? Here’s something common to ESPN and nbc, your writers are too busy finger pointing, witch hunting and whining about the hall of fame to write about the sports the fans love. you are pathetic.

By: cosanostra71

cosanostra71 — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:09:59 +0000

I stopped watching ESPN after the Rob Parker deal. Deleted all their apps (including fantasy football), and won’t be tuning in, even for games. Never went to their website anyway.

By: sugarray1

sugarray1 — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:07:07 +0000

Dude – I generally dislike your snarky lawyer arrogance. I know its hard as a lawyer to keep it in.

However, you nailed this one. The nature of the biz is you give credit where credit is due. Cool for Jay to call em up and ask what’s up! Just another case of the Man keepin a brother down…..

By: mancave001

mancave001 — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:52:55 +0000

ESPN blows. The end.

By: dragonfly99

dragonfly99 — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:50:59 +0000

It’s amazing how much the quality has decreased at ESPN over the last few years. Did they have some high level changes that lead to this decline?

By: quadryismail

quadryismail — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:47:34 +0000

Any network that would air a show like First Take obviously isn’t too worried about being taken seriously. #eastcoastbias