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Exclusive at all. when i was doing this work for the poynter institute, being a watchdog for espn, i frequently heard from espn officials that they dont like to surprise their partners. and even though the agreement between frontline and espn made it clear that both organizations had final control of their own editing of the documentary, i could see how as push came to shove, espn couldnt make promises about what would be in frontlines version of the documentary and that put them at a disadvanta...

Documentary critical of pro footballs response to the problem of head injuries, but that ended last week when espn dropped out of the partnership. the sports channel cited a lack of editing control, but "the new york times" implied the nfl told espn to get out. joining me to discuss the implications in tampa, florida, kelly mcbride of the poynter institute, a lead writer for the poynter institute when it served as ombudsman for espn. before we get started, lets take a look at the statement relea...