For years I’ve respected the work @MattZemek as a honest and thoughtful sports media member. He is currently Co-editor of @FanRag_U, and I highly recommend you check out that sports site https://www.fanragsports.com/.
He had a series of tweets that I think accuracy conveys what many of us thought about the layoffs at ESPN.
So many aspects of the ESPN layoffs are sad, crushing, not merit-based, and economically motivated — chilling and appalling in any context.
— Matt Zemek (@MattZemek) April 28, 2017
This might come across as trying to minimize something that can’t be minimized, but 1 would like to think ESPN could have timed this better.
— Matt Zemek (@MattZemek) April 28, 2017
Whacking elite hockey and NBA journalists in the middle of the playoffs? NFL reporters on draft night eve?
This shoulda been done June 30.
— Matt Zemek (@MattZemek) April 28, 2017
That ESPN unleashed this viciously draconian series of cuts without giving reporters a final go-round at their respective marquee events…
— Matt Zemek (@MattZemek) April 28, 2017
… shows a lack of appreciation.
Laying off ppl who R great at their jobs is rightly the focus, but it’s telling ESPN butchered the exits
— Matt Zemek (@MattZemek) April 28, 2017
Preach on Matt…
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