By Paul M. Banks
Like TSB contributor Peter Christian stated, maybe our efforts at The Sports Bank helped? You might remember my rant from last week against the SEC’s new Draconian policies restricting fans and denying access to the media. Well, it turns out that many fellow members of the media also voiced their disgust and our message was heard. The SEC took it to heart, and came correct:
David Jones of Florida Today writes:
“During the last week, we have heard from members of the media about the credential policy,” said SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. “This revised policy reflects many of the concerns that we have heard. It is a balance between the media’s ability to cover our sporting events and the SEC’s ability to protect its digital rights and trademarks.”
The main differences between the revised policy and the original one distributed to schools last week include:
* The revised policy eliminates prohibitions on press conference and practice footage from the original policy.
* The revised policy eliminates the provision on non full-time staff members from media agencies from the original policy.
It’s yet another example of how Margaret Mead’s famous quote is timelessly true
A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.