ESPN plays fake cheers and boos for politicians to help the right wing
I have no idea whether this report about ESPN is true or false, but if it is true, it is truly outrageous:
As a person who dabbled with sportscasting in college, I operated under the impression that my job was sports not politics. Sports were sports and you leave your politics off the air It's a very simple standard. If I want to watch football for three hours, give me football. Unfortunately, ESPN has continuously violated this concept. If ESPN is going to play phony tapes for politicians, then they need to be pressured off the air.
For several years, ESPN has been manufacturing fake cheers and fake boos for politicians. It's a very simple rule. If you are a Democrat not named Joe Lieberman, ESPN will play a tape of boos previously recorded and insert them into the audio after the Democrat is announced. If you are a Republican and ESPN is expecting boos, ESPN will play a pre-recorded tape of cheers unrelated to the Republican.
Update:
ESPN denies this story.
1 Comments:
Hope the blog world is relentless on this one, and forces ESPN's admission, if that occurs, onto the front page.
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