As reported in the Times Community Newspapers today, popular columnist and Hall of Fame sportswriter Hal McCoy has been told by the Dayton Daily News that due to the terms of his written contract, he can no longer submit articles to Times Community Newspapers which include the Englewood Independent, the Vandalia Drummer News, the Huber Heights Courier, the Tipp City/West Milton Sunday Record Herald, the Kettering-Oakwood Times, the Centerville-Washington Township Times, and the Springboro Sun.
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Editor’s Note: So what do you think about this story? Should newspapers restrict columnists from writing for other publications? When a newspaper obtains a great guest columnist, do you believe that their contract should restrict the syndication of their content? Are you concerned about other ways that news organizations may stifle innovation and free thought?
