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Le Anne SchreiberE-mailOmbudsman Le Anne Schreiber is the public's representative to ESPN, offering independent examination and analysis of ESPN's media outlets. The former New York Times sports editor and author will critique decision-making, coverage and presentation of news, issues and events on ESPN television and other media. Schreiber will have a two-year tenure and succeeds George Solomon, ESPN's initial Ombudsman. |
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Don Ohlmeyer, ESPN OmbudsmanIn his debut column, the ombudsman writes that ESPN owed its audience an explanation for its decision not to initially report a civil suit filed against Ben Roethlisberger.
Story | August 17, 2009Ohlmeyer to begin term as ombudsman
ESPN.com staffDon Ohlmeyer, one of TV's most successful and honored innovators as a producer and programmer in both sports and entertainment, has been appointed as ESPN's third ombudsman.
Story | August 06, 2009ESPN's excess root of fan frustration
Le Anne Schreiber, ESPN ombudsmanIn her final column, the Ombudsman offers this advice to ESPN: curb the excess, dial back the arrogance and don't be so predictable.
Story | March 15, 2009ESPN guilty of teller becoming the tale
Le Anne Schreiber, ESPN OmbudsmanWhen ESPN becomes its own story, writes the Ombudsman, fans feel the kingdom of sports is in ever greater danger of being usurped by its messenger.
Story | January 12, 2009ESPN has minuscule margin on mistakes, apologies
Le Anne Schreiber, ESPN OmbudsmanThanks to its wafer-thin margin of error, winning the perception game with users, writes the ombudsman, can be difficult for ESPN -- even when it endeavors to do the right thing.
Story | November 12, 2008Examining privacy in a see-all, tell-all media environment
Le Anne Schreiber, ESPN OmbudsmanEven those who believe we are living in a post-privacy age, writes the Ombudsman, were stunned by ESPN's recent coverage of Tennessee Titans QB Vince Young and the idea of a man's most closely held thoughts becoming news.
Story | October 13, 2008'SportsCenter Specials' too often just hot air on hot topics
Le Anne Schreiber, ESPN OmbudsmanThe prospect of saying goodbye to "SportsCenter Specials," writes the ombudsman, means ESPN can stop asking its on-air talent to fill five gallons of airtime with a half-pint of breaking news.
Story | June 11, 2008MNF dilemma: How to entice casual fans, not alienate purists
Le Anne Schreiber, ESPN OmbudsmanAt its best, "Monday Night Football" invites fans to be the fourth person in the booth. At its worst, writes ESPN's ombudsman, it excludes fans from a loud private party, not letting them get a word in edgewise and blocking the view of the game.
Story | February 10, 2008Top ESPN searches of 2007
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Story | Conversation | December 11, 2007Proportion, perspective missing ingredients in news coverage
Le Anne Schreiber, ESPN OmbudsmanHolding ESPN to a lofty journalistic standard, the ombudsman writes that, in several recent high-profile news stories, the sports network lacked proportion, perspective and decency.
Story | December 10, 2007Fed fast food of opinion, ESPN audience starves for reported fact
Le Anne Schreiber, ESPN OmbudsmanThe main function of sports news, it seems, is to serve as the molehill on which mountains of opinion are built. We don't have news cycles anymore, writes the Ombudsman, we have opinion cycles.
Story | October 05, 2007Vick coverage shows ESPN at its best -- and less than best
Le Anne Schreiber, ESPN OmbudsmanESPN's avalanche of reporting, analysis and commentary about Michael Vick's legal issues showed the network operating at its best, at its less than best, and as usual.
Story | September 07, 2007After 'Who's Now,' question for ESPN is 'What's Next?'
Le Anne Schreiber, ESPN OmbudsmanNo single topic has ever drawn the volume and intensity of unsolicited complaints to the Ombudsman's maibox than SportsCenter's recent "Who's Now" tournament.
Story | August 07, 2007At ESPN, conflict of interest is business as usual
Le Anne Schreiber, ESPN OmbudsmanESPN pays rights fees to leagues. It also covers those games as a news organization. The two intersect in ways that have the ombudsman asking questions.
Story | May 10, 2007Too much shouting obscures the message
Le Anne Schreiber, ESPN OmbudsmanWhat did the ombudsman gather from an intensive initial dose of ESPN watching? Lots and lots of high-volume opinions.
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