Real Tweets From Real People - #FreeBruce
In the short time that I've been writing and blogging, I have never seen sports fans, bloggers, and media come together in one movement as they have to support suspended ESPN college football writer Bruce Feldman. We offered our strong position on Feldman's suspension as ESPN's Waterloo last night, but we are far from the only ones to publicly state support for Feldman and vehemently criticize ESPN for what appears at this time to be one of their worst moments. The network has still not released a statement as of 1:45 ET on Friday. Within hours of the initial report by Brooks, the Feldman story swept across Twitter as Bruce Feldman was transformed from a mere ESPN writer to a rallying cry for standing up for what is right. Write to ESPN, call them, e-mail them, tweet their editors and on-air personalities, cancel your ESPN Insider subscriptions and take steps to show the ESPN executives that made this decision that their company has lost its way. As always, these are Real Tweets From Real People...
WhitlockJason What have you done today to show support for Bruce Feldman? I'm talking mostly to journalists. We can't let this stand. #freebruce
DanWetzel: If only Bruce Feldman had let someone else write the Leach book then plagiarized it, might have been promoted #FreeBruce
DanWetzel: If only Bruce Feldman had let someone else write the Leach book then plagiarized it, might have been promoted #FreeBruce
Andy_Staples ESPN Insider subscription canceled. #FreeBruce
slmandel If you appreciate journalists who do their job professionally and with respect ... then boycott ESPN. Seriously. #FreeBruce
PeteThamelNYT Reading the #freebruce hashtag and am overwhelmed. Testament to Bruce's professionalism, reputation and character.
CFTalk Just canceled my ESPN Insider account. Celebrating with a big ol' cup of #freebruce
greggdoyelcbs If the Mike Leach book isn't a best-seller after THIS, well, I'll be stunned. Well done, suits. #freebruce
SethDavisHoops I am Spartacus! #freebruce
KeithArnoldNBC Miss one text from @BFeldmanESPN last night to grab a beer, and crazy news breaks. Tough to not see ESPN as the villain here. #FREEBRUCE
TheSubwayDomer
TRUE COLLEGE FOOTBALL FANS: Do not attend any Gameday TV shows until they #FreeBRUCE Then don't go until they #FIREJAMES and then don't go..
jasonsalas
so ESPN suspends one of its best college football reporters indefinitely? absolute martyrdom. #freeBruce
Heismanpundit
I know for a fact that ESPN is waaaay in the wrong on this. Bruce acted in good faith all along. What a freakin' joke. #freebruce
Nashville_MMA
ESPN looks so stupid because of all this. They don't care about facts anymore. It's like the mafia now. #freebruce
AndyGlockner Totally undermentioned in the #freebruce frenzy: An ESPN reporter was outed as a PR mouthpiece for an ESPN analyst.
KegsnEggs Mornin', y'all. #FreeBruce
JeffPassan Don't know Bruce Feldman. Don't need to. Corporate bullying has no place anywhere. #freebruce
LostLettermen
I worked at ESPN The Mag. Feldman is the classiest journalist you will find. He gets nailed while Woody Plaige gets off free? #freebruce
JohnCanzanoBFT
ESPN now with the most egregious lockout in sports. #FreeBruce
TeddyGreenstein Now that I've read up on #freebruce movement, I'm ready to march in bristol. Justice for Bruce!
BearcatsBlog I'll join in the boycott of ESPN until they #FREEBRUCE and #firecraigjames.
sportsJC16 Bruce Feldman's suspension is @ESPN at it's hypocritical worse. It's a joke he's suspended and Craig James is still employed. #freebruce
SWRTWrightBlan
ESPN - The Worldwide Leader in Sports Pettiness. #FREEBruce
wboor
"ESPN's not interested in letting the facts stand in the way of their agenda" Mike Leach on Bruce Feldman #freebruce
bruce_arthur: The sheer volume & intensity of the #freebruce mvmt is astounding. ive 2 think a lot of ESPN empl wish they could join in.
fatsaturday
@ESPN you have no integrity left. We are disgusted. #freebruce I see no reason to watch any more reporting on your network. Done.
awfulannouncing Remember folks, the same company that televises the ESPYs suspended a writer for being a journalist. #FreeBruce
