Blogs are the new resumes. Sometimes, we don't want it to be a resume, yet it's inevitable to stop someone from searching every media outlet that you are linked to. I started thinking about how journalists are in a fine grey area when it comes to blogs. We have the freedom to write whatever that may be on our minds, but as a professional, we place a censorship on ourselves. People are human beings and sometimes we write things that can be controversial or opinionated. Therefore how far can journalists go without having their personal blog affect their career?
CNN producer was fired for blogging (as a hobby) of contents about the media, Oprah Winfrey, etc. The blog went viral where CNN did not like the unwanted attention therefore letting Chez Pazienza go.Do you think journalists have an "unwritten" censorship about what they write online?
Article: Murky Boundaries by Kevin Rector
I assume many journalists do self censor. I'm guessing some publications - those with attitude that aren't mainstream and want edgy writers - encourage their writers to go out there and take risks. Probably, lots of journalists, both "conservative" or "liberal" figure out exactly what kind of personal blogging would fit the image of their employer and what wouldn't. It is a *really* good question, something a bright journalism student could do as a term paper, doing a survey of working journalists.
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