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UW Trying To Limit Live Tweeting By Journalists

  • From the article:

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    "Too much live tweeting at a University of Washington sporting event, however, could land you in hot water.

    How? A section of the athletic department’s media guidelines states that, “Periodic updates of scores, statistics or other brief descriptions of the competition throughout the event are acceptable, as long as they do not exceed the recommended frequency (20 total in-game updates for basketball, 45 total in-game updates for football).”

    That policy was instituted in August, an athletic department spokesperson tells Mashable, but just recently gained attention after Tacoma News Tribune reporter Todd Dybas tweeted Monday night that he had been “reprimanded” by department officials for excessive tweeting during the Huskies basketball game against Loyola. As noted on the blog GeekWire, Dybas’ post triggered a smattering of confusion and scorn towards the athletic department on Twitter."
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    Seems a bit too much to me. Essentially, they don't want constant updates from media competing with their Athletic Dept-hosted live chats. My thinking? Be better at it than they are, and there won't be an issue.

    This post was edited by Noah on 11/15/2012 at 4:02 PM

    Should Live Tweeting Be Protected Like Broadcast Rights?

    A University of Washington sports policy limits reporters live tweeting rights at games, raising an interesting set of questions for the social media age.

    mashable.com
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    BornToBeRed

  • This is stupid.

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    Time and change will surely (truly) show How firm thy friendship ... OHIO!

    callen05

  • Some people will cry about anything.

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    MarineMountie

  • Who looks to Twitter for updates on how the game is going? You can't watch it on tv, listen to a radio feed, or at least check out a gamecast?

    Final Countdown

  • Final Countdown said...

    Who looks to Twitter for updates on how the game is going? You can't watch it on tv, listen to a radio feed, or at least check out a gamecast?

    Twitter has become a huge part of the online following. The "second screen" viewing is exploding and Twitter is a big part going along with sports. Stats, quotes, insight -- Lots of information produced every second.

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    BornToBeRed

  • BornToBeRed said...

    Twitter has become a huge part of the online following. The "second screen" viewing is exploding and Twitter is a big part going along with sports. Stats, quotes, insight -- Lots of information produced every second.

    Fair enough. I'm not on twitter. If I'm watching a game, my laptop is typically used to track the legendary mood swings of the RCMB. You'd be surprised how quickly we can go from "we need to pull that kid's scholarship immediately" to "will his number get retired?"

    Final Countdown

  • How many posts before Kiffin gets blamed for this.

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    Looks like another perfect day.

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