Comments on: Washington Post Issues Twitter Guidelines: Signing Their Own Death Sentence? http://www.mediaite.com/online/washington-post-issues-twitter-guidelines-signing-their-own-death-sentence/ Mediaite Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=2012.06 By: RobinJP http://www.mediaite.com/online/washington-post-issues-twitter-guidelines-signing-their-own-death-sentence/#comment-5255 RobinJP Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:09:34 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=28259#comment-5255 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. But of course <a href="http://bit.ly/XIhG3" rel="nofollow"><b>Social media has NOTHING to do with objectivity. </a></b> Plenty of journalists find ways to behave professionally online and use Social Media tools to enhance their reporting and editing. I'm sure Narisetti could do that too. 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.

But of course Social media has NOTHING to do with objectivity.

Plenty of journalists find ways to behave professionally online and use Social Media tools to enhance their reporting and editing. I’m sure Narisetti could do that too.

]]> By: Jymn http://www.mediaite.com/online/washington-post-issues-twitter-guidelines-signing-their-own-death-sentence/#comment-5254 Jymn Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:45:17 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=28259#comment-5254 No Glynnis, reporters should be impartial. Hiatt's pro-Republican leanings are well known. That the opinion writers on the Post are largely ex-Republican or Bush cronies is the choice of the big wigs at the Post. But the reporters should not twitter their own prejudices and potlitical leanings. Reporting MUST be impartial and that includes related correspondence including Twitter.It's also telling that it took a pro-Dem tweet to cause the new rules. Now if ABC could get their journos (see Tapper) to stop tweeting their right-leaning thoughts, that would level the playing field. No Glynnis, reporters should be impartial. Hiatt’s pro-Republican leanings are well known. That the opinion writers on the Post are largely ex-Republican or Bush cronies is the choice of the big wigs at the Post. But the reporters should not twitter their own prejudices and potlitical leanings. Reporting MUST be impartial and that includes related correspondence including Twitter.It’s also telling that it took a pro-Dem tweet to cause the new rules. Now if ABC could get their journos (see Tapper) to stop tweeting their right-leaning thoughts, that would level the playing field.

]]> By: Dandee http://www.mediaite.com/online/washington-post-issues-twitter-guidelines-signing-their-own-death-sentence/#comment-5252 Dandee Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:27:54 +0000 http://www.mediaite.com/?p=28259#comment-5252 Are the people at the Washington Post AFRAID to tell us the truth? It seems they have been for over the last two years. I hardly think they could be impartial because they might tell us a truth the Obambam wouldn't like and they would be out of business very quick! He is capable of taking over their paper, just as he is doing to other companies. So beware Washington POST and be very careful what you say about the president OR the Congress, but please try and keep it impartial, IF POSSIBLE! Are the people at the Washington Post AFRAID to tell us the truth? It seems they have been for over the last two years. I hardly think they could be impartial because they might tell us a truth the Obambam wouldn’t like and they would be out of business very quick! He is capable of taking over their paper, just as he is doing to other companies. So beware Washington POST and be very careful what you say about the president OR the Congress, but please try and keep it impartial, IF POSSIBLE!

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