ESPN Responds to Jemele Hill Tweets
After ESPN analyst and co-host of “SC 6” Jemele Hill made headlines last month for calling President Donald Trump a white supremacist, ESPN released a statement that her views do not reflect that of the company and that Hill understands her actions were inappropriate.
ESPN Statement on Jemele Hill: pic.twitter.com/3kfexjx9zQ
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) September 12, 2017
Hill has not been afraid to express her first amendment right and has used Twitter as her main platform. With her initial tweet, she has also sent out several more, going on a raid over Trump calling him ignorant and offensive.
Donald Trump is a white supremacist who has largely surrounded himself w/ other white supremacists.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 11, 2017
Trump is the most ignorant, offensive president of my lifetime. His rise is a direct result of white supremacy. Period.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 11, 2017
He is unqualified and unfit to be president. He is not a leader. And if he were not white, he never would have been elected
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 12, 2017
Since ESPN’s statement hit the airwaves last month, they have proceeded to suspend Jemele Hill for two weeks because she recently violated their social media policy.
ESPN’s Statement on Jemele Hill: pic.twitter.com/JkVoBVz7lv
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) October 9, 2017
According to ESPN’s guidelines:
“At ESPN, our reputation and credibility with viewers, readers and listeners are paramount. Related to political and social issues, our audiences should be confident our original reporting of news is not influenced by political pressures or personal agendas.”
With all that is going in politics and sports, it’s somewhat easy to see the kind of reactions these comments could cause, and ESPN doing what they feel is best. What do you think of ESPN’s response to Hill’s tweets? Let us know in the comment section below.
