ESPN’s Ombudsman Has Finally Spoken About Jay Mariotti
ESPN Ombudsman: After nearly a 60-day summer siesta, Don Ohlmeyer finally got off the beach to write about the Arash Markazi-LeBron James-Vegas story (“The more the editors contemplated Markazi’s story and how it was gathered, the less it felt like a news report and the more it felt like tabloid “gotcha” journalism.”) and Jay Mariotti’s arrest (“In the Mariotti situation, ESPN’s coverage actually appears to have been professional and responsible. The network was criticized in the mailbag for not doing more, but more doesn’t seem to have been justified”). Ohlmeyer waited far too long to address these issues, as both are stale and nobody cares about Mariotti until his next court date.

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September 23rd, 2010 at 10:16 AM
thank god the ombudsman has ombudsed.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:17 AM
Our long national nightmare is ovah!
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:18 AM
Ross Ohlendorff >>> Don Ohlmeyer.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:19 AM
arash markazi? tabloid journalism?
I NEVER WOULD HAVE GUESSED!
it’s almost as if ESPN has never read anything the guy’s ever written before. dude belongs at tmz, not a sports place. then again…this is espn…
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:19 AM
Strongly recommend yesterday’s Behind the Bets podcast for anyone who is a gambler.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:20 AM
Happy Hour Don back at it!
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:20 AM
i know i’m in the minority here, but every “story” involving media members bores the shit out of me.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:21 AM
Couldn’t have said it any better. What were they expecting when they hired him?
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:21 AM
/dont ban me
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:22 AM
i know i’m in the minority here, but every “story” involving media members bores the shit out of me.
I don’t know, I think that sassy minx LeAnne Schreiber could’ve made this interesting. Ohlmeyer just sucks.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:22 AM
I would to know the name of any other ombudsman/woman/person at any other company. Who fucking cares what the ESPN ombudsman says besides TBL & Richard Deitsch?
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:23 AM
I like them, but I could see why some could care less.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:23 AM
I know Dan Okrent used to be the NY Times’ public editor, but I haven’t a clue who it is now.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:26 AM
JPQ: I think a good ombudsman is a great thing. It holds the people accountable who’s job is to hold others accountable. However, we need to stop thinking of ESPN as some journalistic entity. Sure, some of the its writers are good (great) journalists, but the network as a whole is not. They are in the entertainment industry, so we shouldn’t expect them to be holier than thou.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:26 AM
I know Dan Okrent used to be the NY Times’ public editor, but I haven’t a clue who it is now.
Arthur S. Brisbane.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:28 AM
Yup.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:28 AM
Yes.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:28 AM
My favorite Times public editor was the first–Bernard Calame I think his name was–who in his parting editorial basically made fun of the entire New York Times editorial staff, including Frank Rich and Maureen Dowd.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:31 AM
yeah b/c TMZ actually does break news while ESPN drives narrative for their synergystic corporate sponsors and athlete friends and if the story goes against their narrative they don’t run it.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:32 AM
Paul Orndorf > Ross Ohlendorff >>> Don Ohlmeyer.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:32 AM
I used to read the public editor all the time when I was in college and then for a couple years after I was out, but then I get burnt out on all the meta-media coverage and media on media crime. I’m pretty much an information junkie, but the way the media is in love with themselves and expects everyone else to care about their office office and off-camera/off-column lives gets to be a bit much. Okay, a lot much.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:33 AM
Office.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:33 AM
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:34 AM
JPQ: I think a good ombudsman is a great thing. It holds the people accountable who’s job is to hold others accountable.
I do as well. That’s why I go to factcheck.org once in a while to see what the politicians and talking heads are making up/lying/stretching the truth on.
My point was like you and others said was that the NYTimes, WaPo, WSJ etc need ombudsman to keep the news in check for the good of our country, as a counterbalance to bad/yellow journalism.
I could give a shit what Don Ohlmeyer thinks about Jay Mariotti, and whether it took him 12 days, 37 days or 63 days to say it
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:37 AM
Yeah, I think a good ombudsman wouldn’t have enough time in the day to break down all of the shit ESPN fucks up in terms of journalistic integrity.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:39 AM
I’m sure Sean Salisbury’s book will cover it all. No worries.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:40 AM
What a waste of time. This ombudsman blows.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:52 AM
This.
September 23rd, 2010 at 11:06 AM
if this bspn ombudsman actually had influence it might be worth reading.
but it does not therefore it is not.
September 23rd, 2010 at 11:07 AM
I thought it was funny last week on the Bottom Line. You know they use that thing to enhance the visibility of their reporters (“ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reports). When the Ines Sainz thing broke 2 weeks ago, the Bottom Line referred to her as “a female journalist.”
If the Jets would have harrassed Erin Andrews, an entire episode of SportsCenter would heve been dedicated to her.
/all the “vitriol” I have right now
September 23rd, 2010 at 11:08 AM
never understood the appeal of this markazi. boring as shit and horribly unenlightening.
“hey, there’s (insert jock’s name), he’s having a vodka and cranberry at (insert trendy club name) and he’s talking to (d-list actress/model)!!!”
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
September 23rd, 2010 at 11:10 AM
bspn is not about journalism. soon as people wrap their minds around this fact, there’s no need to be outraged at all the shit they pull. it’s a waste of time to think otherwise.
September 23rd, 2010 at 11:10 AM
If the Jets would have harrassed Erin Andrews, an entire episode of SportsCenter would heve been dedicated to her.
Plus a dozen duffy posts about how she’s not attractive to him, but is a journalist on the order of Edward R Murrow
September 23rd, 2010 at 11:45 AM
This ombudsman isn’t an ombudsman at all. He makes excuses for ESPN and doesn’t take a stand on anything.