News ESPN lays off Ed Werder day before the NFL draft - Page 17

siberian khatru · 04-26-2017, 07:51 AM

After 17 years reporting on #NFL, I've been informed that I'm being laid off by ESPN effective immediately. I have no plans to retire
— Ed Werder (@Edwerderespn) April 26, 2017

And that's just the beginning of the bloodbath. Up to 100 ESPNers are expected to be axed, including a lot of on-air folks. So consider this the ESPN Layoffs Megathread to track all the victims.

ESPN should have marketed this. Could have turned it into like an episode of Hard Knocks. Who survives the cuts, who doesn't...
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 26, 2017

vailpass · 04-27-2017, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Simply Red

she's not even hot. At all.

Probably could suck the chrome off a trailer hitch.

**loochy** · 04-27-2017, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Simply Red

she's not even hot. At all.

Wrong. She's kind of hot...not incredible, but she's more attractive than not.

vailpass · 04-27-2017, 12:54 PM

An ESPN site targeting female sports fans on Thursday removed a poem paying homage to a convicted cop killer after “an oversight in the editorial process” led to the poem being published several days ago, the embattled sports giant told Fox News.

DaMaris Hill’s poem “Revolution” had led the April 25 ESPNW.com feature “Five Poets on the New Feminism,” which was produced “in honor of National Poetry month…to reflect on resistance, redefining feminism and movement,” according to a site description. But Hill’s poem opened with the dedication “(for Assata Shakur),” honoring the one-time Black Liberation Army member who has been hiding out in Cuba to avoid finishing a prison term for her murder rap.

“There was an oversight in the editorial process for selecting the poems for the ‘Five Poets on the New Feminism’ feature on espnW,” a spokesperson told Fox News in an email. “Dr. DaMaris Hill is a respected professor and poet, who submitted this poem based upon her personal feelings toward Assata Shakur. While the editors welcomed a contribution from a notable writer and chose it as a reflection of this one poet’s experience, upon further review we have decided it is not an appropriate selection for our site and have removed the piece from the feature.”

Later Thursday, the title of the feature had been changed to “Four Poets on the New Feminism,” Hill’s poem was gone and an editor’s note at the bottom of the page informed readers of the changes.

Attempts to reach Hill for comment were not immediately successful.

Social media was abuzz with critics bashing ESPNW for publishing the poem in the first place, with The Federalist’s Sean Davis mocking the Connecticut-based power on Twitter as “The worldwide leader in praising cop killers.”

The poem debacle comes on the heels of ESPN’s massive Wednesday purge of about 100 television, radio and Internet personalities as part of the network’s attempt to emerge from a ratings plunge.

Shakur, aka Joanne Chesimard, the godmother of the late rapper Tupac Shakur, is suspected in a series of early 1970s incidents linked to black revolutionary groups in New York City, including a bank robbery, grenade attack and the ambushing of police officers in Queens and Brooklyn. She was convicted of fatally shooting a New Jersey trooper in the head in 1973, but escaped prison and, in the early 1980s, fled to Cuba, where she was granted political asylum. She is on the list of the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment...ta-shakur.html

Dayze · 04-27-2017, 01:33 PM

exactly what's wrong with ESPN.

getting involved and publishing stuff that is completely not sports related.

Skyy God · 04-27-2017, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by vailpass

Probably could suck the chrome off a trailer hitch.

Maybe if you were a serious millionaire.

Otherwise she looks super high maintenance.

Stewie · 04-27-2017, 02:33 PM

**** ESPN. I'm glad they're going to die soon. It's a horrible network that was relevant 20 years ago. Hubris is a son-of-a-bitch. Crickets in Bristol by 2020.

Al Bundy · 05-01-2017, 07:34 AM

Hoped to make ESPN viewers smarter, take them behind curtain of sports biz/law, for 6 years. Chapter ends, more ahead. Grateful to so many. pic.twitter.com/Jb6o1JqeTV
— Andrew Brandt (@AndrewBrandt) May 1, 2017

ChiefsChick23 · 05-01-2017, 07:48 AM

Goddamit, I'm a female sports fan.

I do not need to be lectured to about feminism, I don't give two craps about poetry, and I swear to god, if those asshats slap flowers and pink on everything... I want to choke somebody.

JUST STOP ALREADY! I don't watch sports for feminism! I watch to see the world's best athletes in a variety of sports compete at the highest levels possible (football, hockey, and the martial arts/combat sports stuff like judo and TKD and MMA and whatnot are my primary sports interests).

ESPN sucks ass and I'm so glad I cut the cable six years ago. I catch it in the gym sometimes and I can't believe how awful it is now.

RunKC · 05-01-2017, 08:40 PM

Per SiriusXM radio, Ed Werder was asked to continue covering the draft even though he was laid off the day before it began.

I'm glad he said no. **** them

**Buehler445** · 05-01-2017, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by RunKC

Per SiriusXM radio, Ed Werder was asked to continue covering the draft even though he was laid off the day before it began.

I'm glad he said no. **** them

They got some ****ING STONES to even ask that shit.

Homeboy doesn't work for free.

WhawhaWhat · 05-02-2017, 07:22 AM

Ed Werder says that Ron Jaworski and Merrill Hoge were let go as well.

http://thebiglead.com/2017/05/01/are...erder-says-so/

Hammock Parties · 05-02-2017, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat

Ed Werder says that Ron Jaworski and Merrill Hoge were let go as well.

God dammit. **** you ESPN.

Rooster · 05-02-2017, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by RunKC

Per SiriusXM radio, Ed Werder was asked to continue covering the draft even though he was laid off the day before it began.

I'm glad he said no. **** them

That is some crazy shit. The whole timing of these layoffs was bizarre. Why wouldn't you do it after the draft was over?

Al Bundy · 05-02-2017, 11:10 AM

Adam Kaplan is gone as well.

vailpass · 05-02-2017, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat

Ed Werder says that Ron Jaworski and Merrill Hoge were let go as well.

http://thebiglead.com/2017/05/01/are...erder-says-so/

Huh? What is going to be left of espn? Honest question. There are going to be 1-2 dedicated sports networks where solid guys like Jaws and Werder go to work that will eat up espn's market share.
What is espn's new business model? Who is their target demo?

04-26-2017, 07:51 AM
siberian khatru 21st Century Schizoid Fan Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Gates of Delirium Casino cash: $2054950	ESPN lays off Ed Werder day before the NFL draft After 17 years reporting on #NFL, I've been informed that I'm being laid off by ESPN effective immediately. I have no plans to retire — Ed Werder (@Edwerderespn) April 26, 2017 And that's just the beginning of the bloodbath. Up to 100 ESPNers are expected to be axed, including a lot of on-air folks. So consider this the ESPN Layoffs Megathread to track all the victims. ESPN should have marketed this. Could have turned it into like an episode of Hard Knocks. Who survives the cuts, who doesn't... — Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 26, 2017
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04-27-2017, 12:54 PM	#243
vailpass Psycho Bag Of Squanch Join Date: Sep 2001 Casino cash: $9594244	An ESPN site targeting female sports fans on Thursday removed a poem paying homage to a convicted cop killer after “an oversight in the editorial process” led to the poem being published several days ago, the embattled sports giant told Fox News. DaMaris Hill’s poem “Revolution” had led the April 25 ESPNW.com feature “Five Poets on the New Feminism,” which was produced “in honor of National Poetry month…to reflect on resistance, redefining feminism and movement,” according to a site description. But Hill’s poem opened with the dedication “(for Assata Shakur),” honoring the one-time Black Liberation Army member who has been hiding out in Cuba to avoid finishing a prison term for her murder rap. “There was an oversight in the editorial process for selecting the poems for the ‘Five Poets on the New Feminism’ feature on espnW,” a spokesperson told Fox News in an email. “Dr. DaMaris Hill is a respected professor and poet, who submitted this poem based upon her personal feelings toward Assata Shakur. While the editors welcomed a contribution from a notable writer and chose it as a reflection of this one poet’s experience, upon further review we have decided it is not an appropriate selection for our site and have removed the piece from the feature.” Later Thursday, the title of the feature had been changed to “Four Poets on the New Feminism,” Hill’s poem was gone and an editor’s note at the bottom of the page informed readers of the changes. Attempts to reach Hill for comment were not immediately successful. Social media was abuzz with critics bashing ESPNW for publishing the poem in the first place, with The Federalist’s Sean Davis mocking the Connecticut-based power on Twitter as “The worldwide leader in praising cop killers.” The poem debacle comes on the heels of ESPN’s massive Wednesday purge of about 100 television, radio and Internet personalities as part of the network’s attempt to emerge from a ratings plunge. Shakur, aka Joanne Chesimard, the godmother of the late rapper Tupac Shakur, is suspected in a series of early 1970s incidents linked to black revolutionary groups in New York City, including a bank robbery, grenade attack and the ambushing of police officers in Queens and Brooklyn. She was convicted of fatally shooting a New Jersey trooper in the head in 1973, but escaped prison and, in the early 1980s, fled to Cuba, where she was granted political asylum. She is on the list of the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists. http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment...ta-shakur.html __________________ “Education is a weapon whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.” Joseph Stalin
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Dayze Resident Glue Sniffer Join Date: Nov 2003 Casino cash: $4759358	exactly what's wrong with ESPN. getting involved and publishing stuff that is completely not sports related. __________________ Life is 99% inspiration, 1% Perspiration, and 1% Attention to Detial. RIP & Godspeed: Saccoppo Lonewolf Ed Fire Me Boy
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04-27-2017, 02:33 PM	#246
Stewie MVP Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: West of the Equator Casino cash: $1419901	**** ESPN. I'm glad they're going to die soon. It's a horrible network that was relevant 20 years ago. Hubris is a son-of-a-bitch. Crickets in Bristol by 2020.
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05-01-2017, 07:34 AM	#247
Al Bundy Damnit Peg Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Overland Park Casino cash: $5151831	Hoped to make ESPN viewers smarter, take them behind curtain of sports biz/law, for 6 years. Chapter ends, more ahead. Grateful to so many. pic.twitter.com/Jb6o1JqeTV — Andrew Brandt (@AndrewBrandt) May 1, 2017
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05-01-2017, 07:48 AM	#248
ChiefsChick23 Starter Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Gladstone, MO Casino cash: $9965537	Goddamit, I'm a female sports fan. I do not need to be lectured to about feminism, I don't give two craps about poetry, and I swear to god, if those asshats slap flowers and pink on everything... I want to choke somebody. JUST STOP ALREADY! I don't watch sports for feminism! I watch to see the world's best athletes in a variety of sports compete at the highest levels possible (football, hockey, and the martial arts/combat sports stuff like judo and TKD and MMA and whatnot are my primary sports interests). ESPN sucks ass and I'm so glad I cut the cable six years ago. I catch it in the gym sometimes and I can't believe how awful it is now.
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05-01-2017, 08:40 PM	#249
RunKC Andy Reid Supporter Join Date: Apr 2012 Casino cash: $1769611	Per SiriusXM radio, Ed Werder was asked to continue covering the draft even though he was laid off the day before it began. I'm glad he said no. **** them
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05-02-2017, 07:22 AM	#251
WhawhaWhat MVP Join Date: Feb 2013 Casino cash: $1091116	Ed Werder says that Ron Jaworski and Merrill Hoge were let go as well. http://thebiglead.com/2017/05/01/are...erder-says-so/
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05-02-2017, 11:10 AM	#254
Al Bundy Damnit Peg Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Overland Park Casino cash: $5151831	Adam Kaplan is gone as well.
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