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ESPN President's Memo: Support The Troops; Also, We're Firing PeopleBelow is a memo from ESPN president John Skipper, sent companywide just before the Memorial Day weekend and forwarded to us by a Bristol tipster. "This is the only communication we've received from upper management this week that mentions the layoffs," our tipster writes. Happy Memorial Day!...

In Wake Of School Massacre, ESPN Tells Staff To Stop Tweeting About Sports Until Sunday, Refrain From Using The Word "Shooter"Here's the email from ESPN senior vice president and executive producer Mark Gross to staff, regarding the shootings in Newtown, Conn. Newtown is 30 miles from ESPN headquarters in Bristol. ...

"Twitter Is Not Your Personal Playground," ESPN Reminds Its EmployeesA mole sends along the following email, which was spammed out to ESPN talent on Monday:...

George Bodenheimer Reminds Bristol Of The Wintry Economic Climate We're In

This afternoon ESPN President George Bodenheimer addressed his troops via video on ESPN's corporate intranet to let everyone know there's a hiring freeze, no more raises, and "downsizing" and "discontinuation" are imminent....