US: protest against Major League Baseball media restrictions
Posted by Jean Yves Chainon on March 6, 2008 at 11:02 AM
The Online News Association, a 1200-member group of online editors and reporters, has sent a protest letter to Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Allan Selig, in the wake of MLB's new restrictions on coverage of baseball games.
New restrictions include limits on the number of game photos publishable online, as well as the duration of videos. Only seven pictures can be posted while a game is in progress, and videos can last no longer than two minutes. Any live audio or video from game-related events is banned from 45 minutes before the start of a game through the end.
Restrictions apply to all media credentials for the upcoming 2008 baseball season, which will begin in April.
Source: Editor & Publisher
New restrictions include limits on the number of game photos publishable online, as well as the duration of videos. Only seven pictures can be posted while a game is in progress, and videos can last no longer than two minutes. Any live audio or video from game-related events is banned from 45 minutes before the start of a game through the end.
Restrictions apply to all media credentials for the upcoming 2008 baseball season, which will begin in April.
Source: Editor & Publisher
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