Reasonable for some cases, yet surely it would be okay to discuss meetings and interviews with public figures?
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13 May 09
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Add Sticky Note"discuss articles that haven't been published, meetings you've attended or plan to attend with staff or sources, or interviews that you've conducted."
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Add Sticky Notewhether on Dow Jones sites or in social-networking, e-mail, personal blogs, or other sites outside Dow Jones
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This covers nearly every form of digital communication, and is tantamount to including phone calls for web-generation.
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Add Sticky NoteNever misrepresent yourself using a false name when you're acting on behalf of your Dow Jones publication or service.
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Part of good professional ethics, does this not apply already to all forms of communication?
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Base all comments posted in your role as a Dow Jones employee in the facts, drawing from and citing your reporting when appropriate. Sharing your personal opinions, as well as expressing partisan political views, whether on Dow Jones sites or on the larger Web, could open us to criticism that we have biases and could make a reporter ineligible to cover topics in the future for Dow Jones.
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Add Sticky NoteBase all comments posted in your role as a Dow Jones employee in the facts, drawing from and citing your reporting when appropriate.
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Good practice for all writers, and a reasonable goal in professional capacity.
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Add Sticky Notecould open us to criticism that we have biases
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Critical perspectives can be welcomed by unbiased authors to substantiate the claim their article is based on fact.
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Add Sticky Notewhether on Dow Jones sites or on the larger Web
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Views expressed outside professional capacity should not be subject to approval by one's employer.
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Add Sticky NoteConsult your editor before "connecting" to or "friending" any reporting contacts who may need to be treated as confidential sources. Openly "friending" sources is akin to publicly publishing your Rolodex.
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Very good technical advice, which some users may not be aware of.
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Add Sticky NoteLet our coverage speak for itself, and don't detail how an article was reported, written or edited.
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These are not mutually exclusive, in that providing additional details can be valuable, if done to further an article that is already strong enough to stand on its own.
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Add Sticky NoteDon't discuss articles that haven't been published, meetings you've attended or plan to attend with staff or sources, or interviews that you've conducted.
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Overly vague, what about discussing every day meetings with other staff? Encouraging employees to talk an editor in sensitive cases would be certainly be advisable however.
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Add Sticky NoteDon't disparage the work of colleagues or competitors or aggressively promote your coverage.
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Goes back to #2, in that crticism is useful to the degree it is based on research and factual reporting.
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Add Sticky NoteDon't engage in any impolite dialogue with those who may challenge your work -- no matter how rude or provocative they may seem.
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Great media/social media advice, agreed on by popular bloggers.
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Add Sticky NoteAvoid giving highly-tailored, specific advice to any individual on Dow Jones sites. Phrases such as "Travel agents are saying the best deals are X and Y..." are acceptable while counseling a reader "You should choose X..." is not. Giving generalized advice is the best approach.
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The first phrase is indeed better, the reason is actually because it is *more* specific by providing evidence for its claim.
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Business and pleasure should not be mixed on services like Twitter.
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Add Sticky NoteCommon sense should prevail, but if you are in doubt about the appropriateness of a Tweet or posting, discuss it with your editor before sending.
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Educated decision making and judgment of the professional remain the surest guarantee of high quality journalism.
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