Celebs and tweeting

From a 202er:

Hi Katy,

In response to the "Celebrity Twitter" post on the ethics blog, Miley Cyrus recently deleted her twitter because everything she said was completely taken out of context and published by the tabloids and other media outlets. Anyways, to let everyone know why she deleted it, she recorded a rap video and posted it to You Tube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tSOTQPUQoU&feature=fvsr

I just thought it was interesting.

I hope you had a great weekend!

Twitter 101

University Makes Twitter a Required Class for Journalism Students

What do you think? Should 202 take a whole lab and dedicate it to Twitter?

And btw, if you want to follow your J-School on Twitter, it's @uw_sjmc

NPR's social media guidelines

Beats and Tweets: Journalistic Guidelines for the Facebook Era - Inside NPR.org Blog : NPR
An interesting take on journalism in the social media age and how to comport yourself ethically.

Reflection on a controversial video

Poynter Online - Al's Morning Meeting
Interesting Q&A on the airing of the Chicago beating video. Pay particular attention to the thought processes that went into the decision and their ethical dimensions.
What factors push toward running the video? What concerns speak to not going with it?

Tweeting celebs

From a 202-er:

Hi Katy-
I found an interesting article about social media (and Twitter in particular) making it difficult for PR teams to keep tabs on information their clients know, but shouldn't leak to the public. Apparently many contracts now have 'social media clauses' to protect that info now. I thought the article's take was very interesting.

http://mashable.com/2009/10/16/celebrity-tweeting/

Thanks!

KC news meeting

What happened in the news this week? You haven't been commenting much to this post, so rather than going from my own thoughts, I'm leaving it entirely up to you.

What was worth knowing this week?

A focus group in action

Check out this focus group on TV news in Kansas City. Be sure to double-click each image to watch the video of the viewers. Their responses astounded the reporters and editors who watched.

What are your reactions?

Pay to play or a panel of experts?

Check out this effort by a local TV station to sell participation in its Web site's list of "experts."

Is this "pay to play," forcing sources to cough up money in exchange for coverage? Or is it a legitimate way to sell advertising?

On hair

Check out this post:

http://mije.org/richardprince/good-hairquot-tv-set

How much of ourselves do we surrender when we try to look like we're "supposed to"? How hard is it to stand up?

McCain and media

From a 202er:

http://mashable.com/2009/10/15/meghan-mccain-twitter/

Even though she herself is not a politician, should Meghan McCain be held to a standard in communications/social media?

KC News Meeting

Here's what I've been reading about, in part:
- Obama's nobel
- verdict in Astor case
- vote to expand the definition of federal hate crimes to include gender and sexual orientation
- health care bill and national deficit
- Wisconsin couple sentenced in nationally watched case on religion and medical treatment for kids

How 'bout you?

HNTP (How Not to Photoshop)

Major kerfuffle lit up the blogosphere this week when a horrifically altered image of a model appeared in a Ralph Lauren ad. It gave rise to two key questions:
1. Had RL done the Photoshopping to make this woman look circus-freak thin or was it the work of a prankster? (RL ended the intrigue and offered a mea culpa today.)
2. Could RL, as copyright owner, demand that ISPs take down blog posts critical of the image under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. A few blinked but others didn't.
Let's tackle both in discussion.
What are the social implications of digitally altering subjects' appearances? How much is too much? What factors prompt these kinds of manipulations? What are the ethical lines?
Do you infringe another person's copyright when you post an image for purposes of criticizing it? Should Blogger have taken down the image? Should Boing Boing's ISP have done the same?
What, if any, are the lasting implications for the RL brand?

Spirit of cooperation

From a 202er:

As I was reading the news this morning this opinion article from the NYT caught my eye. In light of decisions being made on how to proceed in Afghanistan, I feel like the public gets caught up in thinking of ALL Muslims as extremists. I've certainly caught myself in that trap, but this article shows that there are Muslims who want to work with the West for peace and that the extremists are the rarities. Why is it that popular media do not publish more articles prescribing cooperation?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748703298004574457452301729982.html?mod=djemITP

Facebook tracking and security

From a fellow 202er:

Sorry about last night's loss, well somewhat. You have to admit it was a pretty intense game the whole way through. Anyways, yesterday at the end of lecture I mentioned a few New York Times articles about Facebook, and Facebook security.

The first article I just noticed today is discussing how Facebook has somehow managed to track "Gross National Happiness" and is all dependent upon words used in user's statuses. What will they think of next?
http://www.nytimes.com/external/readwriteweb/2009/10/05/05readwriteweb-facebook-now-tracking-gross-national-happin-27977.html

The other article is 5 easy steps to stay safe on Facebook. This reiterates what we discussed in our lab section about safe-proofing our Facebooks. I thought you might be interested!
http://www.nytimes.com/external/readwriteweb/2009/09/16/16readwriteweb-5-easy-steps-to-stay-safe-and-private-on-fac-6393.html?em

FTC Sets Endorsement Rules for Blogs - washingtonpost.com

FTC Sets Endorsement Rules for Blogs - washingtonpost.com

Federal action on the issues we raised with payments to bloggers.

Here's another take on it.

Apple to Woolworths: Your New Logo Is Too Apple-y

Apple to Woolworths: Your New Logo Is Too Apple-y

How close is too close in design? What are the legal implications, such as trademark infringement? What are the ethical implications, such as using someone else for inspiration vs. direct copying? Most designers openly admit using other work to inspire color selection, form, lines, etc. How inspired can you get before you're ripping someone else off?

Google Wave & Journalism

From a 202er:

Hi Katy,

My friend at Purdue just posted this link on my facebook wall and I find it fascinating, especially since this week we begin the interview process. I thought it would be an interesting article to show the class/put on the blog.

Check it out

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/09/google-wave-collaborative-journalism.html

KC News Meeting

What's in the news this week:
- claims of bias in an Olympic decision
- a senator and potential ethics violations
- a celebrity admits workplace dalliances and a resulting extortion case
- unemployment rate nears 10 percent
- Iran agrees to send its enriched uranium to another superpower

What can you add to the list via comments?

Advice columnist’s tweet: Too much information?

Advice columnist’s tweet: Too much information?

How much is too much? Is Trunk a journalist because of her advice column? Or is she offering strategic communication to paid subscribers? Why? How does your decision affect ethical guidelines here? Is this a matter of media ethics or of decorum?

Social media and the workplace

Here's another blog post from a 202er:

I found this article (http://mashable.com/2009/09/29/effigy-video/) a few minutes ago and I though it brings up a good question: should we be judged in the offline world by content that is found online?

Thanks

PR junkie

PR junkie

A little humor for you on this gloomy weekend.

Paying for buzz

Brought to You by Twitter - TIME

The blogosphere studied its collective conscience a while back when companies and candidates started paying bloggers to put out positive posts. Now Twitter is getting into the game.
Do you have any ethical obligation in the social media sphere? Does anyone care? Again, think about the basis for ethics and then think about the forces in opposition. Would you take payment for tweets?