Re: ESPN blunder
True, Jeremy Lin showed grace. But also, possibly some business savvy.
ESPN is part of a large media conglomerate that also includes ABC and Disney, among others.
By readily accepting ESPN's mea culpa and not attempting to rake the sports network over the coals, Lin is making himself the kind of celebrity-athlete who would be very attractive to the entertainment and corporate community. Just think of what one company like ABC/Disney could do for him. Commercial endorsements. TV show/movie appearances. Maybe even an announcing gig after his playing career is over.
He did the exact opposite of what some other "aggrieved" athletes do. Associate themselves with a publicity-hungry civil rights leader and make the round of appearances on talk shows and cable TV news programs, just to vent and cry "foul!" against the offender. Lin would have had every right to take that course. But wisely, he refrained. And if you ask me, a lot of guys in sports could learn a thing or two from this Harvard grad.
Originally posted by tutusue
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ESPN is part of a large media conglomerate that also includes ABC and Disney, among others.
By readily accepting ESPN's mea culpa and not attempting to rake the sports network over the coals, Lin is making himself the kind of celebrity-athlete who would be very attractive to the entertainment and corporate community. Just think of what one company like ABC/Disney could do for him. Commercial endorsements. TV show/movie appearances. Maybe even an announcing gig after his playing career is over.
He did the exact opposite of what some other "aggrieved" athletes do. Associate themselves with a publicity-hungry civil rights leader and make the round of appearances on talk shows and cable TV news programs, just to vent and cry "foul!" against the offender. Lin would have had every right to take that course. But wisely, he refrained. And if you ask me, a lot of guys in sports could learn a thing or two from this Harvard grad.
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