Excerpt:
Poynter Online – What Journalists Can Learn From Bloggers
Blogging isn’t just a Wild-West free-for-all of publishing with no rules or ethical guidelines. Bloggers are making up the rules of their emerging and increasingly powerful medium as they go, and they do indeed have ideas to offer those practicing traditional journalism.

Excerpt:
Poynter Online – What Bloggers Can Learn From Journalists
The principal difference between traditional journalists and the vast majority of bloggers is: an editor. The lack of one is one of the charms of blogging, of course. The blogger ponders, perhaps reports, analyzes, types, and publishes. It’s fast; it’s creative; it’s different from mainstream journalism.

Something to keep in mind, but not get too worked-up about. Personally, it hadn’t occurred to me but that’s probably because I probably wouldn’t say libelous things about someone while using their full name in print; that’s just asking for trouble.

Bloggers Warned They Can Be Sued for Libel
Libel law, as it applies to this new Internet form of journalism, is still being worked out in the courts. But bloggers and those who post comments on chat boards should be aware that in most cases, the same libel and privacy laws that govern the conduct of professional journalists also apply to them.

I have no… words.

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