Journalism, Technology, History

Do you believe in the "sanity clause?"

Groucho: “That’s in every contract, that’s what you call a sanity clause.” Chico: “You can’t a fool a me there ain’t no sanity clause” -- Groucho/Chico Marx in A Night at the Opera (movie)

Credential Crud continues; victims fighting back

The Associated Press and Gannett say their reporters will not sign the new Southeastern Conference Media Credential Policy. “The credential restrictions would be untenable,” said Mark Silverman, editor of the Tennessean, which covers the SEC’s University of Tennessee and Vanderbilt...

SEC Media Policy = #FAIL

Several media-related groups have signed a joint letter protesting the Southeastern Conference’s new  Media Credential Policy. From the letter: We understand that media coverage of sports is changing. New media and channels for disseminating information, including ownership of distribution channels...

Lean and mean, newspapers now positioned to rebuild

Recommended listening.  “Fresh Air” interview with Alex S. Jones, director of the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and part of a fourth generation family-owned media company based...

Soon they'll be tailgating Tweet Parties

More Rich Hailey on Twitter. And more comment on the SEC’s plans to limit fans in the stands. [SEC controlling the message, profiting off taxpayers No Silence Here knoxnews.com](https://blogs.knoxnews.com/silence/archives/2009/08/sec_controlling.shtml) [More reaction coming in on SEC’s draconian policy No Silence Here...

SEC Media Policy doesn't get better with study

After reading the new SEC Media Policy and re-reading it, it’s becoming clear the revised policy isn’t much of an improvement over the restrictive draft policy that was floating around before Friday’s official release. It’s like a doctor saying to...

The SEC's troubling approach to news on the Internet

The Southeastern Conference’s new “finalized” media credidentials policy is still troubling to news organizations that regularly cover the storied football schools of the South, despite some concessions from the draft that was leaked last week to an Alabama news organization....

Blame it on Twitter

This was a great idea and I hope it proves successful in Knoxville: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - August 14, 2009   Knoxville Twestival Announces Charity Selection After Innovative Social Media-Driven Selection Process   Knoxville, Tenn - Organizers for Knoxville Twestival...
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