Should bloggers follow a professional code of ethics?

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What professional code do you follow? Howard Gardner, author of Five Minds for the Future, sat down with host Lawrence R. Velvel, Dean of the Massachusetts School of Law, on the television show Books of Our Time to discuss the difference between ethical standards with journalists and those of bloggers. Gardner states that journalism does not have a set universal ethical code but that much larger outlets like the New York Times attempt to make their reporting 100% accurate. Gardner suggests that most blogs often do not abide by such a credo to convey accurate information to their readers. Both information outlets provide valuable information varied by the defining differences in personal professional codes. Watch the whole interview at: http://tinyurl.com/2a4odl

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[AlexBeston]

i guess because they dont bloggers only create comment, its effectively "something you hear in the street"

[1888junkteam]

excellent work!

[colingreczkowski]

HOWARD GARDNER!

[blahinhawaii]

ONLY journlalist with more than 250000 viewers/readers get a press pass by law?

Or the income test...those with capital gains exceeding their journalism income lose priviledges..Or how bout only when your show is broadcast to an LCD television that CAN't double as a computer monitor or isn't also hooked up to a pc...or how bout self-employed mom/pop magazine publishers get no priveledges cuz they have not editor to answer to...the whole debate is stupid-Amendment #1 is CLEAR.

[blahinhawaii]

News shows, papers & magazines are good at making it clear that a certain section contains the opinions of readers or columnists but they are not perfect at it, and there is no requirement that they perfect.

Bloggers often gather and deliver NEWS. Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble...what a crock that turned out to be huh?