Comments on: Washington Post Institutes New Twitter Policy

By: Symphony E

Symphony E — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:24:35 +0000

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By: Journalism, Meet Twitter (two paradoxes) « A/V Alice

Journalism, Meet Twitter (two paradoxes) « A/V Alice — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:54:46 +0000

[...] not to increase it by $1 for healthcare reform? Sad.”) the Washington Post created its own twitter policy, ruling that “Nothing we do [on Twitter and Facebook] must call into question the impartiality of [...]

By: Twitter and the Post « Exploring Convergence

Twitter and the Post « Exploring Convergence — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:31:33 +0000

[...] Twitter Journalism: Washington Post Institutes new Twitter policy [...]

By: tedmay

tedmay — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:12:31 +0000

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By: tedmay

tedmay — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:12:31 +0000

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By: RobinJP

RobinJP — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:39:34 +0000

I agree. It reminds me of 3 or 4 years ago when newspapers had strict policies about who could blog. I remember hearing editors talk about how columnists could blog, but other reporters probably couldn't handle it. If you don't trust your people in 140 characters, how can you trust them talking to strangers for 140 inches?
Nice work yourself. I like how you've told today's tale through Twitter screen shots.

By: ckanal

ckanal — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:18:20 +0000

Yeah, the opting out altogether is what gets me. Nice write-up! Thanks for sharing.

By: RobinJP

RobinJP — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 08:00:09 +0000

Of course, we don't yet know what the policy is. Narisetti may have just quit to avoid criticism. But it does seem like this is a head-in-the-sand reaction.

Social media has NOTHING to do with objectivity.

By: ckanal

ckanal — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:13:22 +0000

OK, well, I agree with that. But I also feel this policy is a bit strict and kind of silly in general, and we don't even know the entire guidelines because they're not public.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:31:26 +0000

Sure you can have personality. But the personality you display (in your public persona, as a professional) should not at any time include your opinions or show a bias in any way. It's a fine line to walk, but it's ALWAYS been that way. Not displaying a bias is a basic rule of good journalism….and those rules don't go away just because we have new ways to interact with an audience.