Do the right thing
Should bloggers, who are not, strictly speaking, journalists, have a code of ethics? The
American Press Institute thinks they should and has posted a sample code on their
CyberJournalist site at
www.cyberjournalist.net/news/000215.php. It has three planks -
be honest and fair (
don't plagiarise or fail to link to original materials),
minimise harm (
be sensitive in how you handle news or make comments, respect people's privacy),
be accountable (
admit it when you get it wrong). Submissions of further additions to the code are welcome.
Posted by belinda at January 5, 2005 09:23 AM