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Ethics Critique. « Brian's Blog — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:42:51 +0000

[...] This blog article that i found is from the UK, but the point is still clear regardless. It claims that 78 percent of young people in England would change information on their social networking sites if they knew that it was subject to being published. I’m sure that the numbers are very similar in the United State, or anywhere across the globe for that matter. This brings up the next part of social media and journalism described in the first reading. Those journalists who have social media and use it primarily (or maybe not) for getting news and sources. Social media is an excellent source for well sources, and information. But like most things in life there is a line that is very thin and sometimes very often crossed. The line of ethics, how far does one go to get information? The first article points out a specific example of a reporter who used Facebook to find the families of a man who recently died in a plane accident. This is the type of thing that stirs debate regarding ethics of searching Facebook. What information do people really want out to the world about themselves? Do journalists have the right to publish information just because it is on a Facebook page? Many journalists say no. Either side of the issue, on thing is generally agreed upon across the field of journalism; Journalists must be clear and transparent when gathering information. When a journalist is contacting a possible source they should always let it be known that they are a journalist and that the information they are receiving is subject to being published. Not being clear is an obvious ethics violation. [...]

By: seipati monamodi

seipati monamodi — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:16:43 +0000

journalist should use social networks the is no good news lyk the ones yoy get while you off duty

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