"We deserve some respect from the sports media to comment on our games, and let fans know about what's happening with our league. Maybe the NBA has something to do with that. Maybe not."
"They had 18 minutes before the game was going to resume, and Joe Davis talked about not having 18 minutes worth of content. So, we're going to go back to the studio, we're going to take a break, because we don't know what to do. Okay, essentially telling America we're unprepared. Bad idea."
"NPR radio stations are classified by the FCC as non-commercial stations. This was part of The Communications Act of 1934. It is time now to remove that classification."
This is a slippery slope not only for journalists but for all broadcasters as it relates to the First Amendment, decency rules, perhaps mergers and acquisitions, and even satire.
"Despite the significant obstacles this presents to our ability to gather and report news in the national public interest, we will continue to report with the same integrity and rigor NBC News always has.”
"They had 18 minutes before the game was going to resume, and Joe Davis talked about not having 18 minutes worth of content. So, we're going to go back to the studio, we're going to take a break, because we don't know what to do. Okay, essentially telling America we're unprepared. Bad idea."