First, no live coverage of the event.
Second, no video recording of his initial remarks – only his final statement. Audio recording, and of course note-taking, were to be permitted throughout.
Third, no questions from the news media.
When reporters balked, Ford sternly reminded them, “You’re in our building – you know that. You’re in a university building.” The counter-argument that a university building is public property – and that Kiffin, at least until he quit, was a public employee – didn’t seem to have an effect on Ford.
Link: Ethics: Coach’s Ground Rules Were Out of Bounds – The Digital Journalist
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Hah. True, I did enjoy it. I just think that by bringing attention to these uninformed rants, it validates them in a twisted way. I am not saying they should be ignored, but these internet stars are just looking for some attention, attempting to stir the pot. But hey, thats what the internet is for, I guess it is up to me to decide where to click. But yeah, I still like your blog. I used to follow fly on the wall religiously when I was just starting. Haven’t published anymore skinhead photos yet, I will let you know when....
My linking to an article here is never an endorsement of its position. Readers should form their own opinions. I see the “Larry Towell needs an ass-kicking” post as part of a trend that really picked up during the 2006 Lebanon war and has flared up again with Haiti, where people are voicing critical opinions of photojournalism. Such criticisms should be faced head on, and it’s pretty cowardly that the “hack” does not allow comments on his post so there could be a response to his inflammatory post. As....
Why are you giving this hack’s jealous opinions any attention? Same with the flickr photographer that is quitting photography?.