Friday, June 15, 2007

Question of the week #8

How is blogging from a game any different than radio coverage?

They are both live coverage, says Lance Jugmeyer, editor of The Packer at Vance Publishing. His question and comments are in response to a recent news clip from the Courier-Journal. According to the paper, the credentials of one of its reporters was revoked because he was blogging from the press box at a University of Louisville game. The paper says the move imposes on First Amendment rights. The school says it was merely following the policies set by the NCAA. For the full story, click here.

(Thanks to our ASBPE KC secretary Jeff Geleski who provided the news clip.)