Blog Hound: Kelly Tilghman Suspended
Bloggers debate the appropriateness of Golf Channel's decision to suspend announcer Kelly Tilghman for two weeks after she joked about Tiger Woods in a January 4 telecast that other young golfers should "lynch him in a back alley."
The Influence Peddler
Posted by: The Editor |
| “Two weeks -- probably appropriate for an inadvertent poor choice of words -- especially when Woods himself vouches for her.” |
BET.com
Posted by: rturner |
| “Golf Channel’s apparently afraid Tilghman might give them the Imus touch. Better safe than sorry!” |
Pop Culture Dish
Posted by: malcolm |
| “When the Golf Channel first announced their plans to do nothing, I was disappointed. Although I didn't think that Tilghman should be fired, I felt that a suspension would be sufficient.” |
Hollywood Gossip
Posted by: Thaer |
| “She shouldn’t be fired for making a racist remark, she should be fired for being too stupid to understand that she shouldn’t make a racist statement in public.” |
Media Outrage
Posted by: John |
| “I think she should not have been suspended. I think Tiger knows it wasn’t meant as a racist comment.” |
BUILDING THE BUZZ: Sports Media Challenge's Buzz Manager analyzed the online buzz related to Tilghman's suspension. Bloggers who felt the network acted appropriately were tallied positive, making up 35.29% of relevant posts. Bloggers who took objection to the timing and/or severity of the punishment were counted negative at 47.06%, while 17.65% were neutral. Click here for more info. Visit www.SportsBusinessDaily.com for more info.
- The topic ranked 7 of 10 on The Buzz, indicating a high level of interest.
- Positive sentiment stemmed from bloggers who agreed with a two-week suspension and who felt that despite the egregious nature of the comments, Woods’ support for Tilghman should be enough to save her job.
- Negative sentiment came either from bloggers who sided with Al Sharpton and argued Tilghman deserved immediate termination, or from those who felt the incident didn’t warrant a punishment at all.
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