Comments on: Thoughts on new media and ethics http://mathewingram.com/media/2008/02/25/thoughts-on-new-media-and-ethics/ ...watching the intersection of the Web and media Thu, 24 May 2012 01:09:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Mathew http://mathewingram.com/media/2008/02/25/thoughts-on-new-media-and-ethics/#comment-14139 Mathew Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:06:44 +0000 http://mathewingram.com/media/2008/02/25/thoughts-on-new-media-and-ethics/#comment-14139 That's a good question, Chris. There have been a number of rulings (in the U.S.) that suggest bloggers should effectively be considered journalists, so there is some protection there, but obviously you still have to be concerned about the laws surrounding libel, slander, etc. That’s a good question, Chris. There have been a number of rulings (in the U.S.) that suggest bloggers should effectively be considered journalists, so there is some protection there, but obviously you still have to be concerned about the laws surrounding libel, slander, etc.

]]> By: Chris Clarke http://mathewingram.com/media/2008/02/25/thoughts-on-new-media-and-ethics/#comment-14138 Chris Clarke Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:57:40 +0000 http://mathewingram.com/media/2008/02/25/thoughts-on-new-media-and-ethics/#comment-14138 It was a great panel that ended too soon. Great stuff. I think the legal stuff makes for an interesting discussion. The Globe and Mail might make an egregious error, but they have a legal staff backing them up. Let's pretend that Engadget wasn't backed up by Time Warner's legal team. What happens when a little old blog (or evena big independent one) spreads an untrue Apple rumour and costs the company a lot of money on the stock market? It was a great panel that ended too soon. Great stuff.

I think the legal stuff makes for an interesting discussion. The Globe and Mail might make an egregious error, but they have a legal staff backing them up. Let’s pretend that Engadget wasn’t backed up by Time Warner’s legal team. What happens when a little old blog (or evena big independent one) spreads an untrue Apple rumour and costs the company a lot of money on the stock market?

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