Accuracy in Media

ESPN’s Jemele Hill, who was suspended for two weeks in October 2017 by the cable sports network for her tweets about Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and calling for a boycott of Cowboys advertisers was named Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Black Journalists on Tuesday. The annual award recognizes a black […]

Jemele Hill is no stranger to controversy. She is employed by ESPN and has railed against President Donald Trump in the past. This time, Hill commented on the University of Mississippi’s basketball coach, Kermit Davis, who told the media that his players will stand and respect the American national anthem. Her comment was the following: […]

ESPN has suffered several significant public relations nightmares due to accusations of liberal and anti-conservative bias at the sports network. Rather than sticking to sports, the network has allowed its staff to inject politics and culture into the discussion. Conservatives have criticized the network for being too political. The chief example was black journalist Jemele […]