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It’s been a whole day since I first read Jason Whitlock’s Foxsports.com column defending ESPN baseball analyst Steve Phillips, who was fired from the network after having an affair with a 22-year-old production assistant, and I’m still not sure what to make of it.
Whitlock’s main point is that “[a] little off-the-books nookie should
not infringe on man's ability to discuss bats and balls in October.”
I’m going to set aside the obvious fact that a job at ESPN is a
privilege, not a right, and if an employee does something to embarrass
the network, of course he can be fired ... (Read the rest of this article in DoubleX.)
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In the past week, the Today Show has done lengthy segments on
two women scorned: Ali Wise, the former Dolce & Gabbana flack who
hacked into her ex-boyfriend's voice mail account, and the even more psychotic former ESPN production assistant Brooke Hundley,
who harrassed the wife and children of her ex-lover, ESPN analyst Steve
Phillips. Both the tales had sexy, new-media twists, Wise with her
voice-mail hacking and Hundley because she bothered Phillips's son on
Facebook ... (Read more on DoubleX.)
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Adam Reilly of the Boston Phoenix makes an interesting connection between ESPN’s prompt response to the creepy nude tape of sportscaster Erin Andrews and its extended silence on the rape allegations against Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
If ESPN truly understood from the Andrews case the abusive relationship
between women and the world of pro sports, Reilly argues, it should
have known the importance of covering the rape charges. He writes ... (Read more in Double X.)
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Is the recession causing gendered consumer patterns to shift? That's what a marketer from ESPN thinks. While household goods have traditionally been advertised to women, according to MediaDailyNews, "Men are becoming more involved in making household spending choices—perhaps because of the economy—and that could increasingly open doors for ESPN with its male audience." Johnson & Johnson, Kraft, and other major advertisers are shifting funds to reach those new purchasers. For "Ad Report Card" enthusiasts, it will be interesting to see how advertisers attempt to sell these products to men. I predict a Swiffer commercial starring a Victoria's Secret model seductively sweeping in our future. For the married "XX Factor" ladies—who makes decisions about household products in your union?
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