Comments on: WaPo’s Social Media Guidelines Paint Staff Into Virtual Corner; Full Text of Guidelines

By: Periodista

Periodista — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:54:30 +0000

I’m a journalist and I think the time of the byline is over. If you have to say good by to your private and social spaces in order to have a salary, then the best choice for the paper is to take full responsabilitiy for it content and free the reporters of this burden. That way I can keep my name and my rights, because my life encompass much more than the paid working time in the newsroom.

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By: Ben Colmery

Ben Colmery — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:17:15 +0000

I don't think WaPo's policy just paints their journalists into a corner. I also think that there are larger implications to consider. I work in international media development, and use news media like WaPo as an example in training seminars to journalists around the world. I've been trying to promote, esp. in former Soviet countries, more openness through through social media. And WaPo comes along and essentially shoots that all down. This could have important ramifications in developing countries. More thoughts on this: http://aimd.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/wapos-social-media-guidelines-bad-news-for-international-media-development/

By: StewartIII

StewartIII — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 05:14:11 +0000

NewsBusters: WaPo Sacrifices Twitter Transparency in Attempt to Look Objective
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/lachlan-markay/2009/10/02/wapo-sacrifices-twitter-transparency-attempt-look-objective

By: Leslie A. Jump

Leslie A. Jump — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:01:09 +0000

David Carr had a great analysis of this situation in his blog on the NYTimes this week. Worth a read, particularly if you are a journalist. http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/28/washington-post-to-staff-twitterers-watch-your-mouth/

By: Daniel Schoonmaker

Daniel Schoonmaker — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:16:44 +0000

As a journalist, I don't quite understand the negative reaction to these guidelines. I would view this as an extension of industry common sense. Be conscious of what you're publishing and vigilant against appearance of bias.

By: JB

JB — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:02:33 +0000

The Twitter feed is still available using Google's cache:

http://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache:pZ1bQasD9Q8J:twitter.com/rajunarisetti+Raju+Narisetti&cd=17&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

By: Leslie A. Jump

Leslie A. Jump — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:07:31 +0000

Thanks for posting on this important topic.

Is it just me, or does this policy seem a little drastic? It would be interesting to know whether journalists at other news organizations are under similar dictates. Regardless, it's symptomatic of an industry that's at an inflection point and not sure how to evolve.

I value quality journalism as well as anybody. I have great respect for the editorial process. We get two newspapers in our household: the Washington Post and the New York Times, and eagerly devour those as well as articles from dozens of other publications on a daily basis. I know that a lot of what's published online is dreck, or just plain wrong. But that doesn't mean that professional news organizations can stick their heads in the sand and hope it goes away.

I've posted more thoughts on this at: http://lajump.cloudprofile.com:80/5474/2009/09/28/1st-amendment-rights–except-for–washingtonpost-staffers—-sdkstl.html.

By: Dave Mastio

Dave Mastio — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:42:01 +0000

The post you are linking to seems to have been removed. That's interesting.

By: Alex Hammer

Alex Hammer — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:36:25 +0000

Editorial page editor Anthony Ronzio (@ronzio) of one of Maine's largest daily newspapers used his Twitter account to post this about me (I am a candidate for Governor of Maine): @amycasey If this continues, @justinnxt should bring out a hammer of his own: http://bit.ly/1Asuzr

I believe strongly in free speech, but felt that Ronzio had crossed the line and called it out as such.

I feel that the best practices of use in social media are in their infancy and quickly evolving, so all sides may need to have a little flexibility and give and take as these develop, but stay responsible.

Ronzio had been responding to this article and my associated comments etc.

http://blogs.pressherald.mainetoday.com/blogs/nxt-next-generation/the-curious-case-of-alex-hammer-and-the-twitterjacking