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Image via Wikipedia Over the life of this blog, and in my studies of the online news business since 2001, I have seen so many efforts to rein in online comments that my eyes roll when I see a new round of pearl-clutching from news editors and publishers about how nasty commenters are on their web sites. But . . . → Read More: One way not to do online comments (rant)  Comments are closed  Community, ethics, industry news, management, social media  anonymity, comments, Community, Facebook Connect, Website Logan Aimone, director of ACP/NSPA, led a live chat for the Poynter Institute about teaching moderating online comments, a topic that comes up about every six months or so. There was some great discussion in the chat, which is archived here: How Do I Teach Online Comment . . . → Read More: Teaching moderating comments – Poynter live chat Dan Reimold at College Media Matters picks up on the Minnesota Daily’s decision to remove the last name of an international student based on fears of negative implications for his statements to the Daily. The Editor’s Note above the article reads: Editor’s note: The last name of the main subject of this story, Ashref, . . . → Read More: Minnesota Daily’s online ethical dilemma Update 2: another take from the Daily Cal. The Daily Bruin at UCLA ran a “wrap” advertisement around their paper today. Ordinarily, I have no problem with “innovative” advertising ideas (well, except for those cursed roll-over web ads), but this ad went way beyond “innovative” and ventured into the area of “deceptive” and “unethical.” Here’s the real Bruin . . . → Read More: Not the sort of innovation we need Pat Thornton has written a blog post explaining an idea he advanced at the ONA conference last month: an online ethics seal. The idea is very simple —  to form a series of ethics seals that Web sites, blogs and news organizations could embed on their Web sites. I want these seals to be in the same . . . → Read More: The online journalism ethics seal Image via Wikipedia Adam Hemphill writes about a recent case of an attempt by administrators to control online content for a college newspaper through a somewhat unique avenue – demanding access to the newspaper’s web server if the server is purchased by the university. Seattle Pacific University’s Falcon student newspaper is in the crosshairs in the Seattle . . . → Read More: Archives and administration control As an update to the previous post, below is the online archives policy of the GWHatchet. Thanks to Howard Marshall for the info, which is in their policy manual, but also not online yet. The College Media Advisers members-only listserv has been buzzing lately about online archives policies. Apparently, everyone is discovering that their names show up in online searches, so every split infinitive and muddle-headed article they wrote for the college paper (not to mention “youthful indiscretions”) is coming back on them like heartburn after 8 pieces of pizza. This is nothing new. I wrote about it for Keeping Free Presses Free for the last two years (here’s an online version of the article). Gerry Hamilton at the Penn State Daily Collegian posted their online archives policy to the listserv. The policy is not online yet, so I got his permission to repost it here for people who may not have access to the listserv, and also so it’ll show up in search results. I’ll add more examples as I come across them. This year, a slightly revised version of an earlier article I wrote was printed in Keeping Free Presses Free, a publication of the Student Press Law Center and CMA. Even though the printed publication is distributed at conventions, I think the information is worthwhile for a general audience who might not be able to attend, so . . . → Read More: Legal and Ethical Issues in the Online World I’ve written previously about the rising numbers of people who are coming back to college media outlets asking for removal of information contained in online archives (see the 2006 edition of Keeping Free Presses Free). I also wrote about a possible solution for those folks (see online identity management). Now, Online Journalism Review has posted an article by a college media adviser about this issue: Rewriting history: Should editors alter or delete online content? My answer: It depends, as I explain below. Below the fold, I’m including part of the Keeping Free Presses Free article entitled “Legal and Ethical Issues in Online Journalism,” for further information. I don’t think the publication is online. |
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