Deadspin attempts to waggle its' finger at the Bristol Behometh and the Bernie Fine/Syracuse story. But there are so many more lingering questions. http://deadspin.com/5863164/eight-years-later-espn-reports-what-it-knows-about-the-claims-against-bernie-fine
Here are ten+ that come to mind for anyone who cares about journalism or reporting:
Were any calls placed to Syracuse area law enforcement to determine whether any of these allegations had risen to the level of an investigation, or arrest?
Why not hire an audio analyst to check the voices on tape to confirm identity?
Why not examine the tape to determine whether it has been edited, and if so, where?
Why hold onto the audio for the past 8+ years if this is not a story?
How often did these allegations come up in meetings over the past 8+ years?
Who was this story first brought to at ESPN? A producer? A reporter? Anyone in their enterprise unit? An investigative person?
Did anyone at ESPN in the past 8+ years reach out to anyone at Syracuse University to seek comment? Was there any communication of any kind about these allegations?
If, as ESPN college basketball reporter Andy Katz noted on air this week, it is exceedingly unusual for a college team to travel ‘ball boys’ to out of town games and tournaments, why did this not come up in anyone’s reporting on Syracuse men’s basketball?
Were there any concerns that the relationship between ESPN and the NCAA might be compromised if even preliminary calls were made about this story to Syracuse University or any of its’ representatives or associates?
Why wait until these allegations have the cover of the Sandusky/Paterno/Penn State story before reporting on the tape?
And, as a bonus, what did ESPN’s legal department have to say about these allegations, this tape, and its significance, when it was advised of the tape’s existence in 2002?
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