The Washington Redskins organization has announced a ban on the use of Twitter and electronic devices in general during team practices. The new policy does not directly ban blogging, notes Warpath Confidential, but with the use of electronic devices prohibited, blogging loses its real time status.
The decision flies in the face of NFL guidelines that encourage open access for electronic media during team practices, banning only the use of Twitter by players and team personnel themselves during game days. The 'Skins crackdown may have been aimed most directly at WJFK/106.7 The Fan sports radio, whose Twitter feed is already filled with protests over the decision.
Feeding into that belief, the new team policy does NOT apply to the Washington Redskins' own owned and operated outlets. The official Redskins blog and WTEM/980 radio will be allowed to continue full operations, effectively giving the Redskins a real-time electronic media monopoly over its own coverage.Labels: media, pro football, sports, twitter, washington redskins
