AngPanday said:

Do you think, we, the bloggers, should conform to the Journalists Code of Ethics?

-No?
-Yes?

Why?

This caught my attention. Good post.

my view:

The Journalist Code of Ethics may be written intended for journalists for them to maintain the integrity of journalism, yet as i reviewed the Journalist Code of Ethics there are some part of it which bloggers could adopt to maintain fair and balance view. like these:

VI. I shall not commit any act of plagiarism.

VII. I shall not, in any manner, ridicule, cast aspersions on, or degrade any person by reason of sex, creed, religious belief, political conviction, cultural and ethnic origin.

VIII. I shall presume persons accused of crime of being innocent until proven otherwise. I shall exercise caution in publishing names of minors and women involved in criminal cases so that they may not unjustly lose their standing in society.

other parts of Journalist Code of Ethics may be intended for journalism profession, yet could also be applied in blogging.

bloggers may not be journalists, but it doesn't mean that only journalists will observe the ethics.

bloggers are now part of the contemporary writing. they help a lot in opening views that journalists missed.

we must understand that writing is a gift. it must be shared. yet, we must also be responsible in sharing our views with or without the aid of rules and ethics.

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"i am a warrior. not a barbarian." -- Ammon ang mandirigma.

^^ lol..
the rules are useless.. what if a blogger did not obey the rules and posted such a harmful or whatever..
just like katrina halili scandal, theres nothing she can do because its done.. and i know the poster, for his safety reasons of course he wont tell that he is the one who posted it. And yes the site doesn't have rules..
punishments are also useless, remember Confucius said..?
even the life of the violators cant turn back time.. but atleast it would think up the others not to do so..

so I think its up to the poster if he has a good manner then he would follow and have a good ethics.. theres no limitation in computer works for me.. like hackers: "If you're a good hacker, someone knows your name. But if you're the best hacker, nobody knows your name.!" yeah!!!

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

I think as cyberspace people and community we have to be responsible enough. we have social responsibilities.

this one doesn't sound right?
http://www.thedigitalpinoy.org/thread/20/51/23

and this one is chewy
http://www.thedigitalpinoy.org/thread/4/590

standards, not necessarily the highest, should be there.
or maybe common sense

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