Largely Barred From Blogging?
2004-08-20
What does this mean?
CNN and the
USA Today have gotten into the fray of writing on blog banning, but still not a worry here, as CNN states:
The International Olympic Committee is barring competitors, as well as coaches, support personnel and other officials, from writing firsthand accounts for news and other Web sites. An exception is if an athlete has a personal Web site that they did not set up specifically for the Games.
An explanation? Not quite good enough for me:
The IOC's rationale for the restrictions is that athletes and their coaches should not serve as journalists -- and that the interests of broadcast rightsholders and accredited media come first.
I state again, do we not have first amendment rights to tell our fans what we are living and seeing? It is the Olympics. A moment, I believe, that should be shared with the world.
