Strong Reactions on Deadspin’s Decision to Post ESPN Rumors
In what should be a surprise to no one, there are strong reactions popping up across the blogosphere this morning regarding Deadspin’s decision to post various rumors about ESPN employees that it has received over the years.
In case you’re just now becoming aware of this story, the posts by Deadspin editor AJ Daulerio, written in the immediate wake of the breaking story of Steve Phillips’ affair and subsequent leave of absence, detailed explicit rumors of sexual depravity and quid pro quo at the World Wide Leader.
I am using this space to provide my own judgments and opinions right now, as I have a pending interview request with AJ for later this morning and would like to speak with him first (so stay tuned for that).
But others have made their feelings known, with some in the sports blogging community decidedly not in Deadspin’s favor on this one.
Loading ...Deadspin acts like professionals after getting scooped…or, you know, the complete opposite of that — (Stupid Sports Blog)
If you’re looking to ruin someone’s life, I suggest you set up a fake e-mail account and e-mail Deadspin with a tasty sex rumor about whoever you like at ESPN. Get your friends to do it too so it seems more credible. Tell them Stuart Scott tried to work a three-way with Cindy Brunson and the corpse of Tom Mees. They’ll print it and be right to do so since they didn’t get the Steve Phillips story.
No one tries to get the best of A.J. Daulerio by telling him the story he’s calling about isn’t true! He’ll learn ya real good!
Scorched Earth = Page Views — (Cousins of Ron Mexico)
My point is, it was like Daulerio was just doing these posts today…because.
Of course, its not just because. I imagine this has been a long time coming. These are items that have been saved for a rainy (or vengeful) day. Finally, after who knows how much prodding, AJ started to empty his inbox and unloaded on people that lots of readers have probably never heard of.
Deadspin’s barrage on ESPN raises legal questions — (Clay Travis, FanHouse)
In the process of making these posts Deadspin raised many interesting issues for the blogosphere, major media corporations, and the legal rules that govern online writing. Despite the growing popularity of blogs, most of these issues have not been adequately examined. So here we go.
As a preliminary, the stormy relationship between ESPN and Deadspin is, I think, illustrative of the simultaneous attraction and revulsion that large media feel with more independent blog sites in today’s Internet age.
Has Steve Phillips’ cock written a check ESPN cannot cash? — (Can’t Stop the Bleeding)
OK, I actually have no idea what the above headline really means. One of the joys of writing a sports blog as opposed to being Neil Best, however, is that I can publish such a thing. Just because I can do something, however, is flimsy justification for doing so…at first glance, anyway.
Is Deadspin making ESPN a sympathetic figure? — (Sports by Brooks)
Really, if someone were to carry out a plan to make Deadspin look bad and ESPN good, there’d be few better roadmaps than this stilted attack on the network. Sure, the last post purportedly clued readers in to specific lingo for making adultery happen, but… is the short-term benefit in pageviews really worth it? At the end of the day, Deadspin only seems farther away from a trustworthy, noteworthy source on these matters – that is, anyway, unless your opinion of ESPN hinged directly upon whether Katie Lacey is a faithful lover.
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