Following a comprehensive 18-month study of programming trends and journalistic practices at the network, a report published Monday by the Center for Media and Public Affairs revealed that the majority of ESPNs news coverage demonstrates an obvious bias toward shitty reporting. Our researchers quickly identified a distinct and unmistakable tendency in ESPNs presentation of stories clearly favoring overly simplistic, totally sensationalized garbage that barely passes as journalism, said the reports lead author, Megan Riordan, adding that the media organizations bias is particularly blatant during its coverage of significant breaking news events. Indeed, it appears that ESPN has a calculated agenda to promote the most mind-numbingly repetitive and obnoxiously self-indulgent reporting imaginable, meanwhile devoting very little time to well-thought-out, carefully written stories about issues of actual substance in the sports world. Theres a glaring conflict of interest here, and its crucial for viewers to be aware of it. Reached for comment, ESPN officials refused to respond to any allegations of bias, instead stating that First Take airs weekdays on ESPN2 at 10 a.m. EST. 