Interdisciplinary Studies in Media and Culture

Ethics of Weblogging

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Authors

Hasan Bashir 1
Samaneh Azarpour 2

1 Associate professor, Imam Sadiq (PBUH) University

2 Postgraduate Student, Media Management, Management Faculty, Tehran University

Abstract
Now, in the age of communication and in the light of phenomena such as weblogs, man is able to produce and extend his own ideas and views to the interior and exterior horizons in the hyperspace of internet freely and far from limitations of the previous media. In the contemporary world, weblogs are considered as media which are not fully supervised and controlled by the governmental institutions and, because of their characteristics, have managed to transcend the limitations of and obstacles to the previous media, and enjoy more capability and freedom in presentation of information and exchange of opinions. Though weblogging has drawn scientific attention, not so much quantitative works have been done concerning it; and, some of such works have suffered certain limitations. In the present article, to gather data and study the place of ethics in weblogging, library methodology has been employed. Finally, ethical codes of weblogging have been recognized in four fields: truth telling, accountability, minimizing harm, and attribution.

Keywords

Ethics
weblog
ethics of media
professional ethics of journalism
ethics of weblogging
Interdisciplinary Studies in Media and Culture
Volume 1, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
February 2012
Pages 1-20

  • Receive Date 05 July 2011
  • Revise Date 30 October 2011
  • Accept Date 27 November 2011
  • Publish Date 29 February 2012

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