ESPN fires employee that made the "Chink in the Armour" headline
At ESPN we are aware of three offensive and inappropriate comments made on ESPN outlets during our coverage of Jeremy Lin.Saturday we apologized for two references. We have since learned of a similar reference Friday on ESPN Radio New York. The incidents were separate and different. We have engaged in a thorough review of all three and have taken the following action:
- The ESPN employee responsible for our Mobile headline has been dismissed.
- The ESPNEWS anchor has been suspended for 30 days.
- The radio commentator is not an ESPN employee.
We again apologize, especially to Mr. Lin. His accomplishments are a source of great pride to the Asian-American community, including the Asian-American employees at ESPN. Through self-examination, improved editorial practices and controls, and response to constructive criticism, we will be better in the future.
(Source: socialistexan)
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press2foringles said:
ESPN’s reaction is correct in this case to the distasteful headline, unfortunately I do not expect a similar response from the K-Pop Producers/fanbase who still support Jenny Hyun over here call for genocide of Blacks.
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