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By: Give Me Twitter or Give Me Death « Palio –– Never Be Forgotten

Give Me Twitter or Give Me Death « Palio –– Never Be Forgotten — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:11:56 +0000

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By: Give Me Twitter or Give Me Death

Give Me Twitter or Give Me Death — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:23:12 +0000

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Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:00:19 +0000

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By: Doug Haslam » Blog Archive » Do We Agree Too Much Online? Yes We Do- I Mean, No We Don’t

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:01:59 +0000

[...] do seem to agree a lot. We definitely could stimulate debate more. Take, for example, the recent Washington Post social media guidelines that people are railing against. My straight reading of them doesn’t reveal some sinister [...]

By: George Bounacos

George Bounacos — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:36:38 +0000

I’m still working on this one:

“All Washington Post journalists relinquish some of the personal privileges of private citizens.”

Eh? Really? That’s kind of tough sledding. The funniest part to me is that various parts of WaPo, but especially Style and Sports, quote Twitter feeds daily. That’s why I’m not sure I agree with Josh. I think they’re trying to redefine social as having the same heft as reporting. If that’s so, every Friday wrapup blog should win a Pulitzer.

Don’t forget too that the paper has now effectively merged with the online site. Print is continually eschewing pull quotes and other print tactics in favor of calling out the online edition.

In reading this and thinking about corporate politics, I just wonder if there were one or two big missteps that got management riled.
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By: Nicole Krug

Nicole Krug — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:44:35 +0000

I agree with Frank and see both sides here. Let’s face it, you are very rarely truly off the the record with a reporter. Whether intentionally or not, they are gathering up information for their next story at any point in time. Many people would think twice about what information they are willing to share with a person if they knew they were a reporter.

On the flip side, a reporter does have a right to have opinions that conflict with their company. There should be a middle ground here.

By: Josh Braaten

Josh Braaten — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:34:07 +0000

This smacks of “ignoring” the social landscape. “We’re scared of the repercussions of expressing your actual thoughts. Don’t share them.” That’s going to ultimately stifle creativity and decrease the quality of content in my mind. Oh well, I come here and a few other places online for most of my relevant news anyway.
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By: Oscar Del Santo

Oscar Del Santo — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:19:04 +0000

Frank is absolutely right that it is about time for the ‘traditional’ media to join the conversation rather than trying to dictate it from their watchtowers. I believe this is especially relevant for regional and local newspapers that hitherto have not had to deal with any kind of alternative channels.
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