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Around the Web: WSJ releases policy for journalists on social networks
Shared by Andrew Chavez on May 14, 2009
Ethics, Personell issues, Social media
The Wall Street Journal has released rules for professional conduct on social networks. The WSJ policy addresses an interesting area that many news organizations have been grappling with for a long time -- what is considered appropriate conduct for journalists on new mediums like Twitter and Facebook? The first link is an Editor & Publisher story about the issue, which includes the policy. The second link is social-media blog Mashable's commentary on the policy.
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Andrew Chavez
Associate Director for Digital Intiatives at Texas Center for Community Journalism, New Media Specialist at TCU Schieffer School of Journalism
Andrew Chavez serves as new media specialist for the Schieffer School and associate director of the Center. He is also the author of the Explorations in New Media blog, a Schieffer School project that focuses on trends in emerging media.
Before joining the Schieffer School as new media...