That Was Private! After Weigel does privacy exist? |
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| Event | Interactive 2011 |
| Format | Panel |
| Organizer | Steve Fox – University of Massachusetts at Amherst |
| Description | Many media critics have spent a considerable amount of time talking about “objectivity” in the wake of the resignation of conservative blogger David Weigel from The Washington Post after some critical comments he made on “Journolist” were made public. Weigel and Journolist founder and Washington Post blogger Ezra Klein seemed offended that e-mail exchanges from the “off-the-record listserv for journalists” were made public. In an era where everyone is being scrutinized everywhere for comments they make, Is anything private? And should e-mail exchanges be considered private? Are Facebook and Twitter pages “private” for reporters or editors? When are reporters and editors acting professionally and when are they acting privately? Is there a difference? Does it matter? What happens to the profession of journalism when reporters claim privacy when their personal perspectives are aired? This panel would include a discussion of both the ethical and legal ramifications of privacy in the era of transparency. This panel would also explore the historical progression of what privacy means. Has the definition changed over time? Has technology moved ahead of legal definitions of privacy? The primary goal of this panel would be to have a conversation with the audience to explore and try and answer these and other questions. |
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| Level | Intermediate |
| Category | Journalism |
| Tags | ethics, Privacy, social media |