Jay Kirk Baseball Thread since 2017: The 2021 season, Dodgers Repeat?
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By NewColtsFan · Posted
Well…. One of us was in the business and the other wasn’t. On the opinion shows, of course they want it entertaining. They want viewers. Issues can be presented dry as toast or they can be presented in an interesting and entertaining way. But no talking head is saying things they don’t believe. They say what they think. There are pre-production meetings to talk about topics and to give each side time to do some research to make counter-arguments and to write things out. No talent is being forced to say things they don’t believe for the sake of good tv. If they did, wouldn’t somebody say that by now? ESPN has let go of hundreds and hundreds of on-air talent due to layoffs and other cost-cutting. Wouldn’t someone have made that claim by now? Wouldn’t numerous people have made that claim? Good on-air talent are paid big money to think and articulate in an interesting and entertaining way. I don’t like Stephen A. Smith, but that’s why he makes $10-12 million per. No one is writing scripts for him. Same with Mike Greenberg and all the other on-air talent. Honestly. I’m not messing with you. -
By LJpalmbeacher2 · Posted
Respectfully disagree my friend. They may write their own material BUT if they do it's on the subject the producers want AND it has the narrative the networks want which is why they have meetings before the show with the producers.....and of course it helps if it's ENTERTAINING. Lol Case in point.....I'm going way back. John Clayton & Sean Salisbury did their act on a somewhat semi regular basis. Salisbury would always criticize Peyton Manning and Clayton would always defend him. This went on for a handful of years early on Peyton's career. Once it became obvious that he was elite the act had to stop. Imo, very few are trusted to come on National Television and get to say anything they want or feel like at that moment. If anyone watches the acts of Shannon Sharpe & Skip.... Steven A & Max etc.....etc....you can tell it it's scripted & staged and meant to be entertaining. -
By NewColtsFan · Posted
Youre talking about a handful of highly controversial instances. Im talking about day to day life. What is on Sports Center or the talking head opinion shows. The stuff that most people are watching ESPN for. What you’re talking about is roughly less than 5 percent of ESPN, maybe less. What I’m talking about is more than 95 percent. Two completely different worlds. -
By EastStreet · Posted
There are plenty of examples of ESPN for instance, playing up, or down, different narratives, or up or down particular conferences and teams. Take the Salituro/China situation. After the criticism by Morey, ESPN issued an internal memo to basically not discuss the Hong Kong protests and topic. Even displayed Taiwan as part of China on a map.
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