ESPN sorry for offensive headline on Lin story Takes Action Against Pair For Comments About Knicks Star Jeremy fires employee seen online apologizes over racial slur to dismissed after 'offensive' Headline Causes Firing of Employee Apologizes Fires Over Knicks’ Reference Ax falls at Writer Of Offensive Watch SNL Poke Fun At Racism Controversy Gives His First SitDown Interview

ESPN fires employee for offensive Jeremy Lin headline; "SNL" weighs in (video) ESPN took swift action, firing one employee and placing another on probation because of an ethnic slur that embarrassed the network. But "Saturday Night Live" was faster, satirizing the conversation that has surrounded the meteoric rise of the New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin, the NBA's first American-born player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent. A Harvard graduate who was undrafted, his success has ... ESPN fires employee over racist Jeremy Lin headline LOS ANGELES, Feb 19 (TheWrap.com) - ESPN has fired one employee and suspended another for using the same racist word in connection to New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin. ESPN employee dismissed after 'offensive' Jeremy Lin headline (Reuters) - Sports network ESPN said Sunday that it had dismissed one employee and suspended another after apologizing on Saturday for an anti-Asian slur that appeared with a story on its website about the New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin. ESPN fires writer of offensive headline about Jeremy Lin ESPN has fired the employee responsible for writing an offensive headline about basketball sensation Jeremy Lin and suspended an anchor who used the same ethnic slur, the sports network said Sunday. ESPN Apologizes for Jeremy Lin Headline with Racial Slur (Video) Aaron Couch This is the second time in less than a week the network has apologized for its coverage of the breakout NBA player. read more ESPN fires employee responsible for Jeremy Lin headline ESPN says it fired an employee responsible for an offensive headline referring to Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin. ESPN on Jeremy Lin 'Offensive Comments', Employee Released and News Anchor Suspended: Fan Reaction When I first read the news of the offending headline referring to New York Knicks wunderkind, Jeremy Lin, I didn't understand what people were talking about. I don't use that word to refer to people--people around me don't talk that way--so, I didn't get it. ESPN sorry for offensive Jeremy Lin headline Apologizes for racial slur in story about Knicks player posted on its mobile website ESPN punishes two for Lin comments ESPN said Sunday it fired an employee and suspended an anchor for using "offensive and inappropriate comments" in its coverage of New York Knicks phenomenon Jeremy Lin. ESPN Fires Employee for Offensive Jeremy Lin Headline Associated Press The employee responsible for the headline "Chink in the Armor" Friday night on ESPN's mobile website has been fired, and an ESPNEWS anchor who used the phrase has been suspended. read more
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