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NCAA, Newspapers Draw Blogging Battle Lines
NCAA, Newspapers Draw Blogging Battle Lines
Reporters at Kirk Ferentz's news conference Tuesday were handed a surprise by Iowa officials: A notice detailing conditions and limitations of the NCAA Blogging Policy.That policy, which also gives the host institution final authority on whether a credential holder or...
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The Roundup: Blogging Limits In the Press Box
The Big Lead — ... The dance continues: Blogging rules for newspapers at college football games. Because nobody’s going to go to a football game if it can be blogged! (Wiz of Odds) ...

Morning Blogdome: Chuck Klosterman Klostermans His Way Through Another Chuck Klosterman Interview [Morning Blogdome]
Deadspin — ... • NCAA still confused about this whole blogging thing: "Reporters at Kirk Ferentz's news conference Tuesday were handed a surprise by Iowa officials: A notice detailing conditions and limitations of the NCAA Blogging Policy." [The Wiz of Odds] ...

TOSS THE BURNER: Sep. 5, 2008
Steady Burn — I'm not the first to say this. But you heard it here early, Brandon Jacobs - if he stays healthy - is going to have a monster year. Peyton Manning, Meatloaf Mercedes, SNL Commercial (NESW Sports) ESPN Columnist Opening for Magnetic Fields (Pitchfork) Our Interview With Chuck Klosterman (Mouthpiece Sports) NCAA, Newspapers Draw Blogging Battle Lines (via The Big Lead) Wired.com Readers' Best Geek Tattoos (via Pop Candy)

NCAA Continues To Fight Bloggers For Reasons That Pass Understanding
Tar Heel Fan — The NCAA, protectorate and master of the student athlete, has issued an edict from the hallowed halls in Indianapolis to contain unruly bloggers, for alas they are the scum of the earth. Via The Wiz: Reporters at Kirk Ferentz’s news conference Tuesday were handed a surprise by Iowa officials: A notice detailing conditions and limitations of the NCAA Blogging Policy. That policy, which also gives the host institution final authority on whether a credential holder or credential entity is ...

NCAA Lays Down a Weak Gauntlet for Live-Bloggers
The Big Lead — At Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz’s news conference, school officials gave reporters a copy of the NCAA Blogging Policy.  This policy limits credentialed reporters at football and basketball games to five blog entries per half, one at half-time and two during an overtime period.  Reporters may mention both the score and the time remaining, but compose nothing that could be construed as play-by-play. This policy mitigates earlier draconian edicts, which stopped reporters from blogging at all during NCAA baseball or allowed reporters ...

Luddite University of Iowa Athletic Department Limits Blogging at Games [Ncaa]
Deadspin — ... or observation is worthy of one of your five comments in the first half? What if you use up your second-half comments before a big comeback? This is just incredibly stupid. So, to reiterate, covering up the sexual assault of one athlete by another at Iowa...permissible. Posting more than five comments a half during a sporting event...impermissible. Good to know where the priorities are. NCAA and Iowa: You will blog when we tell you to blog [Mike Hlas's blog] NCAA, newspapers draw blogging battle lines [The Wiz of Odds] ...

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