Sunday, April 06, 2008

Quotable: Why bloggers shouldn't be muzzled

"This is part of the evolution of how we present the news to our readers."

-- Editor Bennie Ivory of The Courier-Journal, protesting the NCAA's press box expulsion last year of one of his reporters, for blogging during a game. (Ivory is quoted in a reader's comment, here.)

4 comments:

  1. Corporate Shenanigans: Companies Dis Shareowners at Annual Meetings
    http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/2028.html

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  2. Why not file a resolution, question to be voted on. Shareholder meetings should be open to live commenting through blogs or other electronic means.

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  3. "We" means the paper in question, not "you," silly unaffiliated blogger.

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  4. LOL; what's good for the goose is good for the unaffiliated blogger!

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