Denis Horgan of the Hartford Courant was told to shut down his weblog:

Despite the fact that this page is operated on my own time and at my own expense, that it does not compete with the newspaper or draw upon any of its resources, the editor has ruled that its operation is a conflict of interest.

This type of intereference with an employee's private life ought to be outlawed, really. Expressing your opinions via a weblog is not a conflict of interest for a journalist, in fact it's a wonderful means of gaining audience and following.

Hartford Courtant claims to be the oldest newspaper (in the US) and they certainly seem to be acting that way...