Mediagazer: Was ESPN sloppy, naive or compromised? (Robert Lipsyte/ESPN)

2:20 PM ET, August 26, 2013

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Robert Lipsyte / ESPN:

Was ESPN sloppy, naive or compromised? — So what's more damaging to a corporate image: to be considered sloppy, naïve or compromised? Or all three? You get to pick in the wake of ESPN's announcement Thursday that it was removing its brand from an upcoming two-part documentary by PBS's …

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Alex Ben Block / Hollywood Reporter:

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