With Handling of LeBron James, Brett Favre Situations and Salacious New Book, is ESPN Still Relevant?
but in recent days and weeks it seems that ESPN has truly brought it down another level, perhaps a victim of its own success and hubris. ESPN, of course, covers the world of sports. And sports, of course, are about entertainment and fun. Still, ESPN, from its early days, has positioned itself as trusted sports news source. It was a cable channel that could be counted on to provide the best and most accurate information; albeit in an entertaining and sometimes light format. Somewhere along the way, however, ESPN began to lose some of its cache and, some would say, trustworthiness. Rightly or wrongly, a number of steps in weeks and months have further eroded its standing. Its journalistic integrity, the conduct of its personalities and its outright judgment about what really matters to sports fans seem headed in the wrong direction as a series of stories and whispers surface. ESPN seems to be ‘in the pocket’ of a number of athletes. Whether it is or is not is almost beside the point; for
