The ESPN producer who quit over gambling – and the stories she says went untold
Summary
Nicole Noren, a longtime ESPN producer, left the network in 2023 because she felt ESPN was reducing its critical reporting on sports gambling. She said her investigative stories on gambling companies and addiction were not approved, especially after ESPN partnered with a gambling company.Key Facts
- Nicole Noren worked as a producer for ESPN’s investigative show Outside the Lines.
- About seven years ago, she noticed ESPN began limiting hard-hitting stories on sports gambling.
- Noren’s pitches about gambling companies and addiction were not approved by ESPN management.
- ESPN started a partnership with Penn Entertainment to launch ESPN BET in 2023.
- Noren left ESPN, saying she didn’t want to work for a network linked to gambling companies due to her family’s history with gambling addiction.
- ESPN responded by saying they remain committed to journalistic integrity and accountability.
- ESPN canceled Outside the Lines as a regular show in 2023, though some content still exists under that brand.
- Some former ESPN staff say the network is focusing more on entertainment than investigative journalism now.
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