Should bloggers be held to the same code of ethics as professional journalists?

Yes

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  by Doreen Martel

  Created on: February 26, 2011

  Ethics are a funny thing - defined by Findlaw.com ethics are "duties or conduct relating to moral action,

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  by Stephanie Harwood

  Created on: July 22, 2009

  Should bloggers be held to the same code of ethics as professional journalists?

  Bloggers

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  by Dossie M Terrell

  Created on: July 22, 2009   Last Updated: May 13, 2012

  We live in a time where it is more important to be the "first journalist out" with a story than being

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  by Gigi Siguenza

  Created on: February 25, 2010

  Let's face it – the average person is flooded with information on a daily basis. Between print

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  by Michael Cronin

  Created on: September 27, 2010

  Should bloggers be held to the same code of ethics as professional journalists?

  On the show, 60 Minutes,

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  by Dennis Aubuchon

  Created on: September 03, 2010

  The question has a simple answer and that is yes.  In the strict definition of a writer or journalist

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  by Daisy Peasblossom

  Created on: July 21, 2009   Last Updated: July 26, 2009

  The Professional Journalists' coda, as displayed at http://www.spj.org/ethicsco de.asp , breaks down

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  by Jinianne Lutz

  Created on: July 26, 2009

  A professional journalist is one who is supposed to present the facts about a story in an accurate,

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  by Gerard Coulombe

  Created on: July 23, 2009

  Should bloggers be held to the same code of ethics as professional journalists? Bloggers per se are

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  by Troy Gardner

  Created on: July 04, 2009   Last Updated: July 05, 2009

  In answering yes I made an assumption. I assume that the bloggers we are talking about are the professional

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  by Debbie Robus

  Created on: July 22, 2009

  As a former magazine publisher, I consider myself a professional journalist. I also maintain almost

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  by Louise Ciccone

  Created on: July 22, 2009

  Recently, a friend of mine and well known local journalist, has literally been damaged by the writings

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  by Greg Reedy

  Created on: July 09, 2009   Last Updated: July 10, 2009

  Blogging is becoming more and more prevalent in the world of journalism with the emergence of the Internet

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  by Danielle Zarcaro

  Created on: July 10, 2009

  Plagiarism in any form is unethical. Even if the blogger is writing about butterflies, he or she should

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  by Margaret Radisich Sleasman

  Created on: July 09, 2009   Last Updated: July 10, 2009

  Personally, I think if you want to be taken seriously in anything that you write; whether it be an article,

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  by Jan Lazor

  Created on: July 24, 2009   Last Updated: July 25, 2009

  Few absolutes exist in the world today with the exception of absolute zero, Absolut Vodka and absolutely

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  by Tom Brennan

  Created on: July 24, 2009   Last Updated: July 25, 2009

  Should bloggers be held to the same code of ethics as professional journalists? Is it okay to lie if

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  by The Idea Girl

  Created on: July 21, 2009   Last Updated: July 22, 2009

  The writing world expects us to be as professional as a journalist when blogging. The art of blogging