Posted in Ethics, Key social media posts, Newsroom social media policies, Social media, Twitter, tagged Alan Mairson, American Press Institute, American Society of News Editors, Andy Alexander, Chris Cillizzi, Dan Gillmor, Dan Kennedy, Gene Weingarten, Heather Harris, Howard Kurtz, Howard Owens, Jason Fry, Jay Rosen, Jeff Jarvis, John McQuaid, Marcus Brauchli, Milton Coleman, Peter Perl, Pulitzer Prize, Raju Narisetti, Robert Byrd, Social media, Twitter, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post on September 26, 2009|
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When you’re choosing tools to help journalists make ethical decisions, conversations work better than rules.
Washington Post co-managing editor Raju Narisetti probably wasn’t exercising good judgment recently when he tweeted opinions* about health care and term limits. But he really exercised bad judgment when he closed his Twitter account. And it appears that his boss and colleagues have compounded that error with more bad judgment. (more…)
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