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John Clayton out at ESPN
this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; ESPN has let go of yet another longtime NFL reporter. John Clayton, who has covered the NFL for ESPN for 23 years, has been laid off, according to Sporting News. Clayton’s ESPN Radio show in Seattle will remain in place, ...
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05-31-2017, 08:40 AM
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John Clayton out at ESPN
ESPN has let go of yet another longtime NFL reporter.
John Clayton, who has covered the NFL for ESPN for 23 years, has been laid off, according to Sporting News. Clayton’s ESPN Radio show in Seattle will remain in place, as the local ESPN Radio affiliates are not actually owned by ESPN. But he is done covering the league for ESPN on television and on ESPN.com. read more | |
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05-31-2017, 08:42 AM
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"Moooom I'm done with my segment." *blasts thrash metal*
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05-31-2017, 08:49 AM
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Is ESPN going tits up or something?
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05-31-2017, 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by jnormand
They're in a death spiral and they only have themselves to blame. As it's so accurately put here https://www.outkickthecoverage.com/e...-today-042617/...
Middle America wants to pop a beer and listen to sports talk, they don’t want to be lectured about why Caitlyn Jenner is a hero, Michael Sam is the new Jackie Robinson of sports, and Colin Kaepernick is the Rosa Parks of football. ESPN made the mistake of trying to make liberal social media losers happy and as a result lost millions of viewers. |
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05-31-2017, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by ChrisXVI
I think there's truth to that statement. A perhaps more tangible reason is the sheer amount of money ESPN shelled out for programming rights. This was poor strategy considering how many people (me included) have "cut the cable" or eliminated subscriptions in favor of free news.
When ESPN was new, it was a revelation. Today sports highlights are everywhere and reporting is ubiquitous. ESPNs gamble to dominate viewership when paid viewership is declining was a bad one. The lean left may be due to the fact that their advertisers are the only ones left paying them. So we have the tail wagging the dog. |
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05-31-2017, 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by saintsfan1976
You know '76, I find we get faster, more relevant information right here on Black & Gold...The synergy effort of fans...
And if it seems like #fakesaintsnews, there are more than enough skeptics to call bullshinski so there's real interaction... Yeah, the scope is narrowed to SaintsNationNews, but still, it's a helluva lot better and we have enough gophers who will go out and dig up what's up with the Saints... Regardless of your politics, most would agree that news or sports news reporting today comes with agendas... |
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05-31-2017, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by jeanpierre
Agreed!
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05-31-2017, 08:57 AM
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Re: John Clayton out at ESPN
Originally Posted by jnormand
No...they're more successful than ever with their progressive, liberal staffing - ask 'em, they'll tell ya...
Because everyone wants to hear a former women's Div III collegiate basketball player, who has made it her mission for everyone to know her sexual orientation, raised on a Native American reservation by Persian refugees and how it's impacted her life, talk for four hours about the NFL and how it's society's fault former players with three recreational narcotic suspensions are broke, on dope, and CTE has 'em without a rope... Cue Rodney  Just give me the freaking scores and some amazing highlights, maybe some credible analysis from someone who's actually played or coached the game for more than ten years and move the hell on... |
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05-31-2017, 09:09 PM
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Re: John Clayton out at ESPN
Originally Posted by jnormand
walt disney greatest mistake was buying. they are losing millions each and every year. the axe has just started to drop.
Can ESPN Stop the Bleeding of Subscribers? Can ESPN Stop the Bleeding of Subscribers? - Walt Disney (NYSE  IS) - 24/7 Wall St.Disney’s ESPN Has Fallen and Can’t Get Up Disney ESPN Layoffs Should Be a Wake-Up Call about Politicizing Sports Read more at: ESPN Layoffs - Stick To Sports | National Review |
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05-31-2017, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by hagan714
No kidding, I watch sports to escape from politics stop mixing the two
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