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Poynter Review Project’s Kelly McBride investigated the controversy over ESPN college football writer Bruce Feldman writing a book on behalf of a coach now suing ESPN for libel and found:
* ESPN did not suspend Feldman. Instead, managers asked him Thursday to not publish anything online, or go on the air, for what turned out to be roughly 24 hours, while they figured things out.
* Sports gossip blog Sports by Brooks erroneously reported that Feldman had been suspended indefinitely, igniting a Twitter wildfire.
* Managers gave Feldman the all-clear on Friday afternoon, but Feldman as of Monday morning had yet to tweet or make any public statements, even to explain why he’s not saying anything.
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