Comments on: NFL to require photojournalists to wear logoed vests

By: discreet_chaos

discreet_chaos — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:00:19 +0000

tdc - Both NBC and CBS broadcast the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. NBC is right in front of the store and they get good angles of what’s being judged, while CBS comes from the roadside, but both networks broadcast the parade. It’s a public event.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:47:53 +0000

Sounds like the NFL has a monopoly on professional football.

Maybe we need to bring back the AFL and make it consumer, media and web friendly?

By: News Consumer

News Consumer — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:42:50 +0000

Maybe we should have professional sports declared a highly dangerous and adictive activity - a bit like gambling or drugs. Then we could send all the sports fiends to therapy and pull the plug on NFL Network, ESPN 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and maybe my cable bill will go down. I’m all for that.

By: tdc

tdc — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:33:42 +0000

cool, larry.

that means we can stream the thanksgiving day parade, fourth of july fireworks, hydroplane races, etc. without compensating anyone?

By: Larry Crittenden

Larry Crittenden — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:25:43 +0000

JoeMo has a point. There was a bill in the Michigan legislature last year that would have protected local media access to events in publicly funded stadiums. The bill had good support, but ran out of time. We (local broadcasters) are working to get a new version introduced this session. We contend that any gathering of 60,000 people is newsworthy and that unreasonable restrictions on news coverage are inconsistent with public “ownership” of stadiums and arenas.

By: Larry Crittenden

Larry Crittenden — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:25:28 +0000

By: JoeMo

JoeMo — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:45:07 +0000

It’s time the NFL is pushed out of taxpayer funded stadiums and they build their own. Then they can make these idiotic rules…

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:41:04 +0000

Agreed, local stations should get a cut if they are wearing the vests. They wont.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:25:47 +0000

If it’s all about product placement, have sports departments charge the NFL and MLB for airtime during the sportscast. After all, they’re the ones helping get the word out about the sport, which in turn, makes teams and leagues money. Why shouldn’t the stations get a cut?

By: tdc

tdc — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:09:08 +0000

guess it would depend on the sponsor…

hOOters, and i’m in!

By: ha ha

ha ha — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:28:46 +0000

It’s nice to say “screw em” to the NFL, but then your audience will say “screw you” and change the channel.

TV news plays by the rules of others in covering almost every story they do. The NFL has the power. Get used to it.

By: Steve Safran

Steve Safran — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:27:48 +0000

I was going to write my usual response.

Then I saw that Brink beat me to it.

Good on’ ya.

Enough with begging for scraps from these people. Let’s cover local news instead.

By: Allen

Allen — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:20:26 +0000

I’ve heard of cases where still photogs had to tape over brand names on their hats.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:14:09 +0000

Do the rules prevent you from wearing a hat that says “NFL pigdogs made me wear this vest”

By: Jeff Bailey

Jeff Bailey — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:12:48 +0000

Duck® Tape comes in a variety of colors, including Red, Atomic Yellow Neon, Island Lime and Pink Flamingo Neon, suitable for masking any number of embroidered logos.