HNIC talks hockey blogosphere
This past Saturday, the HNIC crew covered both sides of the discussion surrounding hockey bloggers in the press box. The clip was around 8 minutes and 15 seconds in length, which you can view below.
Personally, I thought HNIC did a great job showing viewpoints from both sides. It was great to put some faces to some names (like IwoCPO @ Abel to Yzerman). I also loved seeing Ron MacLean go, “There’s James Mirtle. Look at that, Hockey Night in Canada - he’s talking about us!”
Both James and Tom Benjamin have some great thoughts/reactions to the piece so I definitely suggest checking those two posts out.
I don’t have too much to add to the discussion that hasn’t already been said, but I was pleasantly surprised to see how easy it was not to react to a Wings’ goal in the press box. As a PR intern, I’m not allowed to cheer either (although I guess it’d be more acceptable for me to smile over a goal than a beat reporter covering the game). In my first game, I was actually concerned that I wouldn’t conduct myself in a professional manner in terms of not acting too much like a fan in the press box. To be honest when you get up there, everyone’s professional and I didn’t even flinch after the Wings’ first goal of the season. It really isn’t that hard once you are up there because you are surrounded by professionals. But that’s just my two cents…
Great job by the HNIC crew and to all those bloggers who were interviewed for the piece and the Washington Capitals’ owner, Ted Leonsis, for allowing bloggers to enter the press box.
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