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April 29, 2006 in Overset
That would be me … kinda.
I received a notice in this morning’s batch of e-mail that I had been accepted into the
I’ve read over the organization’s statement of principles, and I can’t find a single word with which I disagree:
Blogging is not only a publishing medium but also a vibrant form of personal expression. Media Bloggers Association members slip in and out of roles as journalists, reviewers, poets, pundits or provocateurs with each post. When our members practice journalism, they have the same rights and responsibilities as any other journalist and must be accorded the same First Amendment rights and legal privileges as those who work for traditional media organizations. We accept the Wikipedia definition of journalism as “a discipline of collecting, verifying, reporting and analyzing information gathered regarding current events, including trends, issues and people.”
Membership gives me the right to post the nifty graphic found on the right near the top.
April 29th, 2006 at 3:41 pm
“When our members practice journalism, they have the same rights and responsibilities as any other journalist and must be accorded the same First Amendment rights and legal privileges as those who work for traditional media organizations.”
Like libel?
April 29th, 2006 at 3:44 pm
It’s blogging. If they say it and it’s false. Just accept it. If they say it and it is right, they are prophetic. If someone else is wrong, they are the devil’s spawn.