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THE QUESTION
Should We Be Covering Big Ben Now?
How should the media cover Ben Roethlisberger's civil suit at this early stage?
Posted by Emil Steiner on July 22, 2009 6:43 AM
FROM THE PANEL
No RenoGate Yet
It may be a long time before this case enters a Court of Law, but the Court of Public Opinion is already in session.
Posted by Jason Maloni, on July 22, 2009 12:27 PM
ESPN Arrogance?
Big Ben getting in trouble -- for whatever reason -- is news, report it.
Posted by Dan Levy, on July 22, 2009 11:52 AM
ESPN in Bed With NFL
ESPN's lack of Roethlisberger coverage stinks of an "ignore it and it will go away" attitude
Posted by Chris Richardson, on July 22, 2009 10:02 AM
Smart Move, ESPN?
What if ESPN isn't being slippery about this story, just rightfully cautious?
Posted by A.J. Daulerio, on July 22, 2009 9:15 AM
Is No News Good News?
Maybe we need to spend a little less time ranking on the blogosphere and more time making sure our own houses are in order.
Posted by Doug Farrar, on July 22, 2009 8:03 AM
Highlight Jockeys, Nee SC
ESPN's newsroom has finally been engulfed by its boardroom.
Posted by Josh Zerkle, on July 22, 2009 7:51 AM
ESPN Choked
ESPN made a mistake by pretending that the allegations that Roethlisberger sexually assaulted a woman weren't worthy of a report.
Posted by Kent Babb, on July 22, 2009 7:05 AM
ESPN Irresponsible
If the World Wide Leader in Sports has room to cover Michael Irvin's reality TV show, then they should have room to run something on Big Ben's lawsuit.
Posted by Joe Reedy, on July 22, 2009 6:57 AM
ESPN Is Like Madonna
Back in the day they were both hip, but thirty years later they are talking with strange accents and disconnected from the general public.
Posted by Robert Littal, on July 22, 2009 6:50 AM
New Jounalism Changed The Story
I'm more interested in how the media handles this story than the extraordinarily murky details of what did or did not happen a year ago in that Lake Tahoe hotel.
Posted by Michael Bean, on July 22, 2009 6:43 AM
FEATURED COMMENTS
alex35332: The line between coverage and a witch hunt is already blurred. The problem with coverage of these allegations is that coverage of this stor...
spro: This lawsuit deserves no additional coverage after the initial story, until it is settled or dismissed. If the woman had filed criminal rap...
niceday971: Why do they have to talk about a civil suit that just got filed? Or they going to name the woman in the suit? It simply unfair to drag the a...
