What Did Rachel Nichols Say Deadspin
In remarks still spreading around the network, Rachel Nichols, a white reporter, stated ESPN "felt pressure" on diversity, and is the reason Maria Taylor, a Black reporter, received her position for the 2020 NBA finals coverage host.
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Late Tuesday night, an anonymous party sent a Deadspin reporter four videos, which appeared to be a cell phone recording of a video feed, that shows ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, host of the afternoon NBA show The Jump, in a phone conversation with an unident...
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A timeline of the fallout over Rachel Nichols' leaked comments about Maria Taylor
A look at the events from the past week.
ESPN anchor Rachel Nichols secretly recorded in Disney hotel room ahead of NBA restart
Rachel Nichols recorded: Four Rachel Nichols videos were anonymously sent to Deadspin about the ESPN host discussing private matters about the channel.
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A Disparaging Video Prompts Explosive Fallout Within ESPN
In comments still rippling through the network, the reporter Rachel Nichols, who is white, said Maria Taylor, who is Black, earned the job to host 2020 N.B.A. finals coverage because ESPN was “feeling pressure” on diversity.
Mike Golic Blasts ESPN For How They've Handled the Ongoing Saga Involving Maria Taylor ...
Former ESPN personality Mike Golic slammed his longtime employer for how they've handled the situation involving Maria Taylor and Rachel Nichols.
G/O Media, owner of Deadspin, the Onion, faces new staff woes, discrimination suit
G/O Media, the digital media outfit that saw the entire editorial staff of Deadspin walk out in 2019, continues to grapple with staffing issues, Media Ink has learned.
ESPN Cancels Nichols’s Show After Her Remarks About a Colleague
Rachel Nichols said in a recorded conversation that Maria Taylor, who is Black, was chosen to host 2020 N.B.A. finals coverage because the network “felt pressure” on diversity.
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With the N.B.A. Finals Complete, Maria Taylor Leaves ESPN
The popular studio host and reporter was widely expected to depart after disparaging remarks made by a colleague were made public. Her next stop could be NBC.
ESPN anchor Sage Steele is off the air after her comments on vaccines and Obama
On a podcast, Steele called vaccine mandates "sick" and "scary" and questioned why former President Barack Obama identifies as Black even though he was raised by his white mother.
NBA boss calls Rachel Nichols and Maria Taylor drama 'disheartening'
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has said it was 'disheartening' to see ESPN's Rachel Nichols and Maria Taylor 'pitted against each other.'
G/O Media’s Editorial Head Is Out Following Internal Clashes
Jim Rich told The Daily Beast that his departure was unrelated to recent criticism of a Deadspin story about ESPN host Rachel Nichols.
Jim Rich out as G/O Media editorial director, reportedly over conflicts with ownership,...
Following the fallout of the Deadspin mass registrations in 2019 over ownership group G/O Media’s meddling in the site’s content and focus, the ownership group (established by equity fund Great Hill Partners, which bought the former Gawker Media sites ...
Rachel Nichols has officially left ESPN
Rachel Nichols hadn't appeared on ESPN since her show's cancellation following publication of her comments. Now, she's left the network.
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