How connected should journalists be?
January 28th, 2009 at 07:15am Anna Derocher
Here’s an interesting Poynter column on journalists’ responsibilities when it comes to contributing to social networking sites.
There’s only one comment posted, but it’s a good one. Here’s an excerpt:
“Objectivity is now a barely relevant word in journalism. The important and, I believe, more noble goal is fairness. … Pretending I do not hold any biases or (gasp) that I haven’t publicly expressed thoughts of my own would be folly. I do not hide my work experiences or ideas from my sources, and my professional relationships are stronger as a result. But I always strive for fairness in my work, even when I write/record/post with a perspective or point of view.”
There’s also a link to the New York Times’ policy regarding social networking sites. It’s a good guideline.
Curious what our readers think about journalists using sites like Facebook for personal and professional uses. Is it OK? Wrong? Why?
Entry Filed under: Poynter, Journalists, Social networking, Facebook
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