Comments on: ‘Not a Ban, Just Guidelines’: ESPN Responds To New Twitter Policy

By: Arriving at an ideal social-media policy for journalism, Part 1: Perspectives from journalists and news organizations

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:53:06 +0000

[...] banned reporters from using Twitter for content not sanctioned by ESPN.com, and Mediaite actually questioned the use of the “live microphone” metaphor in an interview with ESPN spokesman Paul Melvin: [...]

By: Arriving at an ideal social-media policy for journalism, Part 1: Perspectives from journalists and news organizations

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:44:59 +0000

By: The week everybody banned Twitter — Geekcentric

The week everybody banned Twitter — Geekcentric — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:39:13 +0000

[...] ESPN has clamped down on its employees, allowing only “official” ESPN-sanctioned use of social media tools. [...]

By: Is ESPN Banning Its Talent From Using Twitter? « Seth Resler’s Blog

Is ESPN Banning Its Talent From Using Twitter? « Seth Resler’s Blog — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:04:44 +0000

[...] via ESPN Twitter Policy | Online | Mediaite. [...]

By: ESPN Policing Twitter

ESPN Policing Twitter — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:49:55 +0000

[...] control tweets from writers and personalities that could be perceived as an opinion of the network. ESPN.com editor-in-chief Rob King compared Twitter to a live microphone. That’s definitely a fair comparison. I’m unsure whether or not ESPN would allow their [...]

By: Twitter Not Working | Hot Web Trends

Twitter Not Working | Hot Web Trends — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:30:33 +0000

[...] ESPN Twitter Policy | Online | MediaiteWhen ESPN’s Ric Bucher revealed this week that ESPN was prohibiting its reporters from any sports-related Twitter activity not sanctioned by ESPN.com, we questioned whether this ban was an example of micro-management of intellectual … of SportsNation on television is one way we’ve begun to do this, and we are working on a platform for our online media that will allow for simultaneous publishing of content across ESPN platforms and on platforms like Twitter and Facebook. … Read more [...]