ESPN The Mag Getting Overhaul

[Joe Williams]

Clutch, I don't have much faith in any "anonymous" anythings in that magazine.

The Derrick Rose hubbub during the playoffs was a great example of why that publication cannot be trusted. Rose was "quoted" allegedly citing PEDs as a big problem in the NBA. Except the question was badly framed, the answer seemed to be out of context and the interview had been done months earlier without generating a headline at the time or an ESPN investigation or anything at all.

Turns out it was an out-of-town stringer asking the question and, very likely, turning in quotes that got goosed in the editing/publishing process. A writer from CBSSports.com even blogged something about how, when he was such a stringer for ESPN The Mag, the quotes he would submit would get altered and sexy-ed up.

ESPN The Mag never did name the stringer or get to the bottom of the D-Rose misrepresentation.

It's junk. Busy junk. Perfect for that recycling pile.

 

[gravehunter]

The only reason I ever got The Mag was to read Buster's blog on the WWL's site. But, when I started pinching pennies I canceled.

The only reason I got it was because someone sent me a gift subscription. I called ESPNMag to ask about it and they gave me the name of the person who was the gifter. It was a name I'd never heard before. Never did read an issue. The jump-out-at-you graphics on the cover made me afraid of what was going to spill out if I opened the magazine.

 

[flexmaster33]

I picked one up while my car was getting new tires the other day, and if it's possible, it has gotten worse since I dropped it several years back. Of course, this was some "Hand it to the Jocks" issue where they let athletes "produce" the issue or some such joke.

 

[ttomea]

Chad Millman took over as editor-in-chief a few weeks ago. One of my favorite guests on Simmons podcast.