ESPN Names WashPost Veteran as Public Editor

ESPN: Jim Brady, a former sports and executive editor at WashingtonPost.com and currently the CEO of Spirited Media, is the new public editor at ESPN. Brady will start on Nov. 15 and serve for 18 months in the role, which was formerly called the ombudsman. Brady will be charged with providing “independent examination, critique and analysis of ESPN’s programming and news coverage on television, digital, print, audio and other media.”