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Stupidity - Oilers Pull a KGB
This is the enemy. That's right Oilers' bloggers - the Edmonton Oilers organization think that YOU are a threat to the organization. The Edmonton Oilers are exercising their rights as a private organization. But who have they targeted as their enemy? The Oilers' fan? Give us a break. The ...
Edmonton Oilers get a blogger beat-down after censorship
Edmonton Oilers get a blogger beat-down after censorship
sports.yahoo.com — David Berry is a journalist for Vue Weekly, an independent news and arts publication in Edmonton. Until... recently, he was also a blogger for Covered in Oil, one of the best Edmonton Oilers blogs on the Web, which is saying something when you consider ... (more) Edmonton Oilers get a blogger beat-down after censorship
"IT'S NOT THE OILERS AGAINST THE BLOGGERS," OILERS PR MAN HEBERT
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 ... (more) "IT'S NOT THE OILERS AGAINST THE BLOGGERS," OILERS PR ...
The Edmonton Oilers Will Not Tolerate Your Live-Blogging Shenanigans [NHL]
The Edmonton Oilers Will Not Tolerate Your Live-Blogging Shenanigans [NHL]
deadspin.com — Last Sunday, the proprietor of the Covered in Oil blog was live-blogging the Oilers-Avalanche game. There was... just one tiny problem. It was in violation of his press pass, or something. Turns out that the blogger actually has an MSM job, for which ... (more) The Edmonton Oilers Will Not Tolerate Your Live-Blogging ...
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