beyondme said:
Change the world!? Seems like an enormous ambition, a gigantic task to do. At one look, it seems to require a superpower and super ability to do the job. Years ago, Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, Newton explored the gravity theory, Einstein formulated the Relativity Theory, Charles Babbage started the era of modern computer, Tim Berners-Lee develop the World Wide Web, Martin Luther King advocated the for the equality of races, and Jesus Christ brought Christianity to the world. These are the just a few examples of the great people who evoke change into the world. With these, I would like to pose a question, “How blogging can change the world?”, or I should say how a blogger can change the world? Just like anything else that had been invented and discovered blogging has two faces, the good and the bad. Like nuclear science and all other technology, blogging has no conscience of its own. Whether it will become a force for good or evil depends on the blogger who posted it. A drug can heal or kill and such is blogging can be useful or harmful.
Blogging is a powerful tool because it opens a superhighway of self-expression. It provides a vast space where everybody can speak their minds and be heard (or read). Blogging promotes love, awareness and concern of what is happening around us, and at the same time it endorses violence, greed, immorality and other evils. The responsibility relies on the hand (or keyboard) of the blogger. As what the saying goes: If you want to change the world, start within yourself. You don’t have to be a big-time blogger with millions of hits per day to contribute a change in our world. Your pink-themes blog that speaks about love, or your animé-inspired personal blog could maybe inspire somebody. Or maybe your humorous blog with lots or senseless thoughts and corny jokes could help someone to crack a smile in stressful day or could maybe help a person from depression. Anything that gets someone to release the stress in your life and really laugh is worthwhile. It can heal the planet. It truly can, and it actually has.
You and I might not be Superman or Wonderwoman, and not even close to Powerpuff girls but somehow with your pink-themed blog and my corny blog we can contribute in changing the world for better. Your blog can make a difference.

credits to:
http://byterslair.i.ph/blog/byterslair/2008/05/how-blogging-can-change-the-world/

^^ the question here is "Do you think blogging should conform to the Journalism standard ethics?"
the reason you posted what you posted is "beyondme" (pun intended) it doesn't add to the discussion.

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That essay by byterslair there has a lot of point, and that's how exactly a blog (presently) can be best described....

And yet, it is absolutely still possible to regulate blogs in the net and that regulation is the responsibility of the hosting sites...

I believe that blogs should have it's own standard code of ethics...

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yeah but it does have advantages and disadvantages. of course having it regulated would mean more organized and responsible blogging and bloggers. a disadvantage would be limiting what a blogger can do or say. in a way blogging is going to be stale.

the first thing that should be done is to make a bloggers association (if there isn't one lol) and that governing body will set up the code of ethics for all it's members. i don't think hosting sites would really want to do all the monitoring. problem with this system is that again, we are limiting who can make a blog and making it more of a professional thing to do.

well blogging is relatively young... for sure there will be more rules, policy, that will be implemented when it's really needed.

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stankyou said:

well blogging is relatively young... for sure there will be more rules, policy, that will be implemented when it's really needed.

I agree... Blogging is relatively young.

Well, internet can be considered a different dimension of "world" and every digital people living in this world can say almost anything they wanna say and do what they wanna do...

All I can say for now is, just blog responsibly, it's for you own good... Or blog irresponsibly for you own funeral... LOL

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its like saying you have to have correct spelling and grammar when you write on your diary. wtf!?! blogging is at its core personal. whatever the intent is of the blogger, he shouldn't have to worry about ethics because blogging is personal. if there were rules to follow it wouldn't be the art that it is. if you're offended by what somebody wrote, then why are you still reading? it should be totally up to the writer how he wants to convey his message; his style that he uses, his mood, his stance on an argument. we don't limit a painter's creativity by imprisoning him with rules on how and what to paint. thats just dumb.

nick333 said:
its like saying you have to have correct spelling and grammar when you write on your diary.

No, I don't think it's like that. Wrong spelling and grammar doesn't kill (LOL), but the content...

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and blogging does? can u please give me a cited example?

and the content? what about the content? like i said, blogging is personal. so if the writer wrote something that can harm others, then he did that on purpose. most likely, he knew what he was doing. if he knows how to blog, then he knows that on the internet, other people can read what he wrote down. so if he wrote something inappropriate, chances are mababatikos sya, in the least.

nick333 said:
and blogging does? can u please give me a cited example?

Absolutely yes. Blog can start a revolution. Even you, know it can harm others...

"Pen is mightier than sword."

So if it wasn't used properly, it can kill...

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^^ yup. that's correct. pen is mighty. mighty is the pen.
does noli mi tangere and el filibusterismo ring any bell?

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yes? ok... where is it?

a blog can start a revolution. a book can start a revolution. a protest can start a revolution. so? history was built on revolutions. revolution is just another word for change. change isn't always bad.

yes, i've heard of that before. can you explain why you're quoting that? because my interpretation of the quote is that the author finds the pen a more powerful instrument than the sword. meaning, to achieve his goal, he would rather write and spread his views than use physical violence. watering it down even more, the author prefers writing, which totally defeats your argument that blogging can kill. get it? you should not have used that quote on the same post.

blogging can kill? if i had a dime for anything that can kill, i could buy the earth.

but anyway closer to the topic, why put a code of ethics or whatever on blogging? it's not a profession, only actual "professions" have those. i consider blogging an art. it is creative, again like painting. so why smother it with rules?

actually, had the el fili and noli were written some other way, won't it have the same effect? the content is what ignited the revolution and not the spelling and sentence construction whatsoever.

besides, it's not even bound by any rules. its content itself is revolutionary and that is why it ignited some patriotic flame within our ancestors back then.

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anything you say can be and will be used against you

^^ the question here is "Do you think blogging should conform to the Journalism standard ethics?"
the reason you posted what you posted is "beyondme" (pun intended) it doesn't add to the discussion.

lol did you really read it.. it is stated
Just like anything else that had been invented and discovered blogging has two faces, the good and the bad. Like nuclear science and all other technology, blogging has no conscience of its own. Whether it will become a force for good or evil depends on the blogger who posted it. A drug can heal or kill and such is blogging can be useful or harmful.
Blogging is a powerful tool because it opens a superhighway of self-expression. It provides a vast space where everybody can speak their minds and be heard (or read).

so i think, its up to you how you express your writings whether ur in a bad or good manner, useful or harmful or its up to the reader on how they interpret it.. just like how you feel now reading this.. :)

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and nobody is perfect..
therefore i am perfect..

^^ oh yeah i've read that. you are just telling that blogging is a powerful tool. matter of fact, writing is a powerful tool it can change the world.
but you really haven't answered the question at hand directly. do you think blogging should conform to the Journalism standard ethics? since you said that the responsibility is in the hands of the writer, is that a "NO" answer to the question?

then let me ask you about your example... lets talk about nuclear science. yes it does have a good and bad side, true. isn't there a "regulatory" board over this matter to ensure that every user complies to certain standards? is the responsibility left to the hands of the user and the user itself? answer to that last question is NO. because it is so powerful and dangerous.

yeah drugs can heal or kill. that is true as well. if we leave the responsibility to the drug user, what is the use of prescription? what is the use of the department of food and drugs? what is a doctor for?

yes it is always the end user who has the last say about things but without proper regulation, there will be more Chernobyl incident around the world, there will be more people who die from overdose that what we have now.

so it's better to have bloggers follow a standard rule. it may not be true journalism but it still necessary.

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stankyou said:
so it's better to have bloggers follow a standard rule. it may not be true journalism but it still necessary.

i would not agree completely. just avoid plagiarism then nothing else. blogs would be defeating its purpose when it's too restrictive.

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anything you say can be and will be used against you

So, the totality of the discussion concludes that bloggers should conform to a "certain rule in blogging" (if you don't wanna call it ethics). It must be regulated whether we like it or not but not in a level of standard used in Journalism because Journalism is too professional and every profession has it's own regulation.

Writing, in any form is dangerous if not used properly, therefore it must be regulated.

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beyondme said:

so i think, its up to you how you express your writings whether ur in a bad or good manner, useful or harmful or its up to the reader on how they interpret it.. just like how you feel now reading this.. :)

Freedom of expression is a natural right.

Every right and freedom has its limitation.

Blogging is a form of freedom of expression and right.

Therefore it must have its limitation.

But not the limitation being applied to Journalism because Blogging is too informal to be considered a Journalism...

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