The City of Suffolk says blogs are not media

My aim is to make this a blog about what you should do for Web 2.0 communications, not what you shouldn't do. While it's easy (and sometimes funny) to point out the faux pas of unapprised organizations, it's much more beneficial to learn from others' best practices. That being said, I am making an exception today.

Check out this story that ran in the Virginian-Pilot. The City of Suffolk rebuffed a blogger's request to be added to their press release distribution list.

An excerpt from the article:

Debbie George, the director of media and community relations, said news releases are for media outlets, and she does not consider a blog to be one.

"If I add one blog, then I have to add all the blogs," she said.

Does the City of Suffolk think the world is flat, too?