Iowa officials backed down Friday morning and will now allow live blogging at athletic events. The release:
"Upon further review The University of Iowa Athletics Department has decided to suspend its blogging policy for the coming year. The NCAA policy applies only to post-season championships. Iowa has supported that policy for a number of years in its regular season events. We still have strong concerns and questions about this media phenomenon and the effect it will have on our media partners. We’ll continue to study the situation and let you know which direction the University will proceed in the future."
The decision comes after "a common-sense protest" by the Cedar Rapids Gazette, which hosted two live blogging sessions during last Saturday's Maine-Iowa game.
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