Common sense works better than strict rules in guiding journalists’ use of social media.
I encourage people concerned about journalism ethics in social networks to read Leah Betancourt’s Mashable post How Social Media is Radically Changing the Newsroom (the headline is overbroad; the post is well-focused on journalism ethics).
Betancourt passes along some helpful suggestions for making [...]
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A more thoughtful approach to ethics in social media
Posted in Ethics, Innovation in the media, Social media, Twitter, tagged journalism ethics, Kelly McBride, Leah Betancourt, Mark Briggs, Mashable, New York Times, Poynter, Serra Media, Twitter, Wall Street Journal on June 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »
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