[1479] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Journalistic ethics
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sean Fulton)
Thu Oct 10 12:28:06 1991
To: com-priv@psi.com
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 91 12:11:45 EDT
From: sean@utoday.com (Sean Fulton)
Wrong attribution, jerk.
The statement below, which you attribute to me, was written by Brad
Templeton in another letter.
Once again, if you can't even handle e-mail correctly, how can you be
expected to work a story?
sean
>
> Sean Fulton writes:
>
> Perhaps those of us who are press on this list should make a declaration
> that this list's discussion is off the record (with obvious exceptions such
> as press releases) or be excluded from the list.
>
> I am willing to make such a declaration.
>
> The only problem is that this will break down the moment that a new
> reporter finds com-priv, or whatever list or discussion area. We can
> speak for ourselves, but not for other journalists.
>
> What we do is assume that we shouldn't use something unless it's a specific
> response to a request for material to be used in a story, or if we can
> contact the author and verify the accuracy of a post and obtain permission
> to use it.
>
> We in fact developed this policy in response to complaints from users of
> the Internet who were quoted from newsgroups without their explicit
> permission. Live and learn.
>
> Joe Abernathy edtjda@chron.com
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>
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