Comments on: FTC to Outline Blogger Rules http://thisislifeinaustin.com/2009/06/22/ftc-to-outline-blogger-rules/ Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:49:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: December 1, 2009 | Feng Shui Ultimate Resource http://thisislifeinaustin.com/2009/06/22/ftc-to-outline-blogger-rules/#comment-5582 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 22:26:36 +0000 http://thisislifeinaustin.com/?p=1990#comment-5582 [...] regulations are no different than those governing newspapers — which is not a bad thing as Lyssa in Austin explains: See, in the newspaper world there exists an incredibly strong “separation of church [...]

]]> By: Ajay M. http://thisislifeinaustin.com/2009/06/22/ftc-to-outline-blogger-rules/#comment-2148 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:01:46 +0000 http://thisislifeinaustin.com/?p=1990#comment-2148 As someone who started as a newspaper reporter and is now an avid blogger, I can see the need for outlining an ethical code. Not just for receiving free stuff, but also for how blogs are written and reported. I constantly see other local bloggers stealing content and not attributing the source when it’s obvious that they didn’t do the legwork themselves. On the other hand, the libertarian in me cringes whenever the gov’t wants to get involved in speech issues, especially relating to the Internet.

Also, I write CD reviews. It’s custom for all media to receive CDs for free. The Statesman doesn’t send an intern to Waterloo to buy the newest releases every Tuesday. And it doesn’t stop Pitchfork from tearing apart every CD that comes across its desk.

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