A Bloggers' Code of Ethics
Be Honest and Fair
Bloggers should be honest and fair in gathering, reporting and interpreting information. Bloggers should:
• Never plagiarize. • Identify and link to sources whenever feasible. The public is entitled to as much information as possible on sources' reliability. • Make certain that Weblog entries, quotations, headlines, photos and all other content do not misrepresent. They should not oversimplify or highlight incidents out of context. • Never distort the content of photos without disclosing what has been changed. Image enhancement is only acceptable for for technical clarity. Label montages and photo illustrations. • Never publish information they know is inaccurate -- and if publishing questionable information, make it clear it's in doubt. • Distinguish between advocacy, commentary and factual information. Even advocacy writing and commentary should not misrepresent fact or context. • Distinguish factual information and commentary from advertising and shun hybrids that blur the lines between the two.
Minimize Harm
Ethical bloggers treat sources and subjects as human beings deserving of respect. Bloggers should: • Show compassion for those who may be affected adversely by Weblog content. Use special sensitivity when dealing with children and inexperienced sources or subjects. • Be sensitive when seeking or using interviews or photographs of those affected by tragedy or grief. • Recognize that gathering and reporting information may cause harm or discomfort. Pursuit of information is not a license for arrogance. • Recognize that private people have a greater right to control information about themselves than do public officials and others who seek power, influence or attention. Only an overriding public need can justify intrusion into anyone's privacy. • Show good taste. Avoid pandering to lurid curiosity. Be cautious about identifying juvenile suspects, victims of sex crimes and criminal suspects before the formal filing of charges.
Be Accountable
Bloggers should: • Admit mistakes and correct them promptly. • Explain each Weblog's mission and invite dialogue with the public over its content and the bloggers' conduct. • Disclose conflicts of interest, affiliations, activities and personal agendas. • Deny favored treatment to advertisers and special interests and resist their pressure to influence content. When exceptions are made, disclose them fully to readers. • Be wary of sources offering information for favors. When accepting such information, disclose the favors. • Expose unethical practices of other bloggers. • Abide by the same high standards to which they hold others
dikutip dari cyberjournalist.net
gile... kalo melihat kode etik buat para blogger diatas, cukup mengernyitkan dahi gw....
tapi kalo melihat fenomena blogger yang tampaknya semakin diminati orang banyak kaya nya memang diperlukan suatu kode etik yang strict sehingga blog menjadi suatu alternatif bacaan atau informasi yang murah dan dapat dinikmati orang banyak.
Salah satu pengguna blog seth godin memiliki pernyataan akan kode etik tersebut "Now, everyone with a blog is a journalist. When you run a post accusing a politician of having no personality, for example, you're indulging the public's desire to elect a dinner partner, not a president. When you chime in on the day's talking points, you're a tool, not a new voice. So, we come to the moment of truth. Now that anyone who wants to be a journalist CAN be a journalist, are the ethics going to get better... or worse?"
kalo menurut gw kode etik itu semakin memperkuat blog menjadi suatu media informasi yang murah dan dapat dipertanggungjawabkan dibandingkan dengan keraguan si seth godin. Blog memang dipandang sebelah mata oleh para pengamat media, ini terbukti dengan pernyataan Roy Suryo yang berpendapat bahwa blog hanya trend sesaat yang akan hilang setelah orang mulai bosan. Menurut gw itu salah....blog bila dikelola dengan baik oleh pemiliknya dan ngikutin kode etik maka blog nya kan menjadi sebuah media informasi alternatif yang dapat dinikmati setiap orang. Ingat sekarang sudah banyak berkembang media dan software yang bersifat open source, jadi trend ke depan adalah informasi dan ilmu pengetahuan disebarkan dengan cara semurah-murahnya dan semuda-mudahnya sehingga setiap orang dapat akses.
hidup blog, hidup blog Indonesia
semoga blog semakin berkembang
Bloggers should be honest and fair in gathering, reporting and interpreting information. Bloggers should:
• Never plagiarize. • Identify and link to sources whenever feasible. The public is entitled to as much information as possible on sources' reliability. • Make certain that Weblog entries, quotations, headlines, photos and all other content do not misrepresent. They should not oversimplify or highlight incidents out of context. • Never distort the content of photos without disclosing what has been changed. Image enhancement is only acceptable for for technical clarity. Label montages and photo illustrations. • Never publish information they know is inaccurate -- and if publishing questionable information, make it clear it's in doubt. • Distinguish between advocacy, commentary and factual information. Even advocacy writing and commentary should not misrepresent fact or context. • Distinguish factual information and commentary from advertising and shun hybrids that blur the lines between the two.
Minimize Harm
Ethical bloggers treat sources and subjects as human beings deserving of respect. Bloggers should: • Show compassion for those who may be affected adversely by Weblog content. Use special sensitivity when dealing with children and inexperienced sources or subjects. • Be sensitive when seeking or using interviews or photographs of those affected by tragedy or grief. • Recognize that gathering and reporting information may cause harm or discomfort. Pursuit of information is not a license for arrogance. • Recognize that private people have a greater right to control information about themselves than do public officials and others who seek power, influence or attention. Only an overriding public need can justify intrusion into anyone's privacy. • Show good taste. Avoid pandering to lurid curiosity. Be cautious about identifying juvenile suspects, victims of sex crimes and criminal suspects before the formal filing of charges.
Be Accountable
Bloggers should: • Admit mistakes and correct them promptly. • Explain each Weblog's mission and invite dialogue with the public over its content and the bloggers' conduct. • Disclose conflicts of interest, affiliations, activities and personal agendas. • Deny favored treatment to advertisers and special interests and resist their pressure to influence content. When exceptions are made, disclose them fully to readers. • Be wary of sources offering information for favors. When accepting such information, disclose the favors. • Expose unethical practices of other bloggers. • Abide by the same high standards to which they hold others
dikutip dari cyberjournalist.net
gile... kalo melihat kode etik buat para blogger diatas, cukup mengernyitkan dahi gw....
tapi kalo melihat fenomena blogger yang tampaknya semakin diminati orang banyak kaya nya memang diperlukan suatu kode etik yang strict sehingga blog menjadi suatu alternatif bacaan atau informasi yang murah dan dapat dinikmati orang banyak.
Salah satu pengguna blog seth godin memiliki pernyataan akan kode etik tersebut "Now, everyone with a blog is a journalist. When you run a post accusing a politician of having no personality, for example, you're indulging the public's desire to elect a dinner partner, not a president. When you chime in on the day's talking points, you're a tool, not a new voice. So, we come to the moment of truth. Now that anyone who wants to be a journalist CAN be a journalist, are the ethics going to get better... or worse?"
kalo menurut gw kode etik itu semakin memperkuat blog menjadi suatu media informasi yang murah dan dapat dipertanggungjawabkan dibandingkan dengan keraguan si seth godin. Blog memang dipandang sebelah mata oleh para pengamat media, ini terbukti dengan pernyataan Roy Suryo yang berpendapat bahwa blog hanya trend sesaat yang akan hilang setelah orang mulai bosan. Menurut gw itu salah....blog bila dikelola dengan baik oleh pemiliknya dan ngikutin kode etik maka blog nya kan menjadi sebuah media informasi alternatif yang dapat dinikmati setiap orang. Ingat sekarang sudah banyak berkembang media dan software yang bersifat open source, jadi trend ke depan adalah informasi dan ilmu pengetahuan disebarkan dengan cara semurah-murahnya dan semuda-mudahnya sehingga setiap orang dapat akses.
hidup blog, hidup blog Indonesia
semoga blog semakin berkembang
posted by Gambar Coret at Friday, March 18, 2005
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