Comments on: Social media ethics for journalists http://www.advancingthestory.com/2010/02/05/social-media-ethics-for-journalists/ Journalism in a Multimedia World Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:03:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marc http://www.advancingthestory.com/2010/02/05/social-media-ethics-for-journalists/comment-page-1/#comment-16242 Marc Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:11:48 +0000 http://www.advancingthestory.com/?p=2366#comment-16242 As a South African financial journalist I've used Twitter / Facebook etc to do personal brand building and to build my network with other financial sector players. At the moment a grey area for a lot of our "market commentators" is that if they "Tweet" something the question is whether or not they "said" it... I guess the usual caveat applies - don't post something you don't have the courage to write in professional circles. As a South African financial journalist I’ve used Twitter / Facebook etc to do personal brand building and to build my network with other financial sector players.

At the moment a grey area for a lot of our “market commentators” is that if they “Tweet” something the question is whether or not they “said” it…

I guess the usual caveat applies – don’t post something you don’t have the courage to write in professional circles.

]]> By: Amber http://www.advancingthestory.com/2010/02/05/social-media-ethics-for-journalists/comment-page-1/#comment-15600 Amber Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:46:26 +0000 http://www.advancingthestory.com/?p=2366#comment-15600 It's interesting to see how social media platforms contribute to finding news, reporting it and solving issues. People who know how to navigate and use these online tools have an advantage as reporters, if they use it wisely. The Washington Posts Correction Policy advocates for accuracy as a goal and candor as a defense. These should be implimented into whatever social media policies get integrated. It’s interesting to see how social media platforms contribute to finding news, reporting it and solving issues. People who know how to navigate and use these online tools have an advantage as reporters, if they use it wisely. The Washington Posts Correction Policy advocates for accuracy as a goal and candor as a defense. These should be implimented into whatever social media policies get integrated.

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