canuckscorner.com - 10/22/2008
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I’m not surprised to see the great blogger issue raised again, this time by the way the Edmonton Oilers treated Dave Berry when the organization caught him liveblogging from the Oiler press box. Matt Fenwick basically expresses my opinion:
More than anything else, I just feel lousy for ...
communities.canada.com - 10/21/2008
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communities.canada.com —
* ITEM: OILERS PUBLIC RELATIONS TEAM OF WATT
AND HEBERT EXPLAIN WHY NO BLOGGERS WILL BE IN...
THE PRESS BOX Edmonton Oilers media relations director J.J. Hebert says blogger Dave Berry of Covered in Oil was temporarily banned from the Oilers press box ...
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"IT'S NOT THE OILERS AGAINST THE BLOGGERS," OILERS PR ...
rumorsandrants.com - 10/20/2008
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rumorsandrants.com —
We usually stay away from politics on this
site because that’s not what we do. But in...
these politically charged times it’s hard to ignore them. One of the aspects of this election that hasn’t been there before, is the rapidly ...
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Sports Bloggers vs. Political Bloggers
mc79hockey.com - 10/21/2008
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mc79hockey.com —
I haven’t said anything here yet about Dave
Berry’s little run-in the other night but, having heard...
Gregor’s subsequent interview with Alan Watt (Oilers VP of Communications, Broadcasting and Publicity) on his show, I’m finally ...
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Alan Watt
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The Battle of Alberta —
... box controversies--Elliotte Friedman, Puck Daddy High School Party Game--Black Dog Hates Skunks Allan Watt--mc79hockey.com Wanye, What Do You Think Of All This Oil VS Blogs Stuff?--Oilers Nation Elliotte Friedman on hockey blog/press box controversy--Sportsjournalists.com The Edmonton Oilers are Blog Haters!!!--NESW Sports The Oilers, Blogging, & The Sith--Mike Chen, Kukla's Korner Bloggers Again--Tom Benjamin, Canucks Corner Sad to see Savard go and not afraid to show ...
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HockeyAnalysis.com —
... of it. I don’t want to tell anyone how to spend their free time, but the fact simple entertainment has grown to this level of import bothers me too much to continue with it.” I think what the Oilers did to Berry was complete bull. I don’t think I can sum it up any better than that. If the mainstream media (the papers, magazines, radio, and TV) continues to be so fearful of change and evolving technology I don’t think this will be the last incident until some rules are made clear. Tom Benjamin and Matt Fenwick thinks the Oilers do have grounds to ask Berry to leave, but only ...
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