Enterprise Journalism Release – April 12, 2012

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Breaking the Silence
Outside the Lines (Sunday, 9 a.m. ET, ESPN)
ESPN.com
The statistics are staggering. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 74% of rapes are never reported. And 15 out of 16 rapists go free. That’s what made what a cross-country runner at Southern Methodist University did so remarkable. Monika Korra came from Norway to compete and earn her college degree at SMU. But what she faced – and the strength she showed in speaking out about it – she hopes will serve as inspiration for other women. Korra shares her message of survival with ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi. Bob Ley hosts.
“Usually, the identities of sexual assault victims are confidential. For the court proceedings, police assigned her a mandatory pseudonym – she accepted it in court, but never in her mind. After the third and final trial, Monika went public: Her name; her story; her journey.” – Tom Rinaldi
“I want to show people that it’s not the victim’s fault, and I want to be a person that people can look at and say that it’s possible to move on. I took the control back, the one that I lost that night. I’m glad I did.” — Korra “Man in the Red Bandanna” (Narrated by actor/director Edward Burns)
NFL Retirees: Saints Crossed the Line
ESPN.com
Retired NFL tough guys, including Conrad Dobler, who once graced the cover of Sports Illustrated in the 1970s with the title “Pro Football’s Dirtiest Player,” and former Los Angeles Rams defensive end Fred Dryer, say New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Greg Williams went too far. Liz Merrill reports.
LaTravis Hawkins: The Final Chapter
ESPN.com
Beginning in late December 2007, Scoop Jackson has filed a series of columns that chronicle his relationship with a basketball-playing kid from Chicago who we’ve called LaTravis Hawkins. In the series, we’ve changed the names of the boy and his mother in order to protect their identities. The final installment is currently posted.
Previous postings: Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV
From Forest to Field
SportsCenter (Sunday 10 a.m., ESPN)
SportsCenter (Sunday, 11 p.m., ESPN Deportes – Spanish version)
ESPN Deportes.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cTuZUMtBlfs
SportsCenter presents the tale of one tree, and the entire process of its “reincarnation” from being felled in a northern Pennsylvania forest, to being transformed into a Louisville Slugger bat and used by Miami’s Hanley Ramirez on Opening Night.


