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Thesedays,youneverknowwhatkindofeffectthethingsyousayontheinternetmighthaveonothersaroundyou.
Oryourself,forthatmatter.
TakeCNNEditorOctaviaNasrforexample.OnWednesday,Ms.Nasr,whohasbeenthechiefMiddleEastcorrespondentatCNNforthelast20years,wasfiredfromherjobaftermakingthiscommentonherTwitterpageonthe4thofJuly:SadtohearofthepassingofSayyedMohammadHusseinFadlallah..OneofHezbollahsgiantsIrespectalot..
SayyedMohammadHusseinFadlallahisoftenconsideredbymanytobeaffiliatedwithterrorism.Overthenextfewdaysthatfollowedhercontroversialanduncalculatedtweet,outrageensuedacrosstheinternet,fromTwittertoastringofpoliticalblogs,allheavilycriticizingthenowformerCNNEditorforhercareless140characterremark.
TheoverwhelmingreactionledhertopostthisblogentryonCNN.comtwodayslater.Init,sheapologizesItssomethingIdeeplyregretandexplainsthatsheusedthewordsrespectandsadbecausetomeasaMiddleEasternwoman,FadlallahtookacontrarianandpioneeringstandamongShiaclericsonwomansrights.Hecalledfortheabolitionofthetribalsystemof honorkilling.Hecalledthepracticeprimitiveandnonproductive.HewarnedMuslimmenthatabuseofwomenwasagainstIslam.Afewparagraphslater,sheaddedthisdisclaimer:ThisdoesnotmeanIrespectedhimforwhatelsehedidorsaid.Farfromit.
Herapologypostmighthavesufficedwithregardstothegeneralpublic,butnotforCNN.
OnTuesday,aCNNofficialsaidthatOctaviaNasrhadmadeanerrorofjudgmentthatdidnotmeetCNNseditorialstandards.Followingthat,Ms.ParisaKhosravi,theseniorvicepresidentofinternationalnewsgatheringforCNNWorldwide,wroteinaninternalmemoonWednesdaythatafterspeakingwithNasrthatparticularmorning,wehavedecidedthatshewillbeleavingthecompanybecauseatthispoint,webelievethatherNasrscredibilityinherpositionassenioreditorforMiddleEasternaffairshasbeencompromisedgoingforward.{NewYorkTimes}
Thisentireincidenthereisareminderthatwhatyousay,especiallyontheinternet,canalwayscomebacktohauntyou.Notjustthejournalistwhoisexpectedtobeobjectiveandunbiased,butalsototheaveragepersonathome.Thesedays,withtheinternetbeingsuchauniversalcommodityandalsosoeasilyaccessibleforeveryone,cautionshouldalwaysbeexercisedwithregardstopostinginformationonline,beitcommentsorstoriesofanykind.
Reportingintheageofsocialmediaisevenmoreofatightropewhenyouconsiderthepressuretointeractwithviewers,andshareenoughbackgroundtoseempersonablewhilemaintaininganairofbeingunbiased.It scertainlynotcoincidentalthatnearlyeveryCNNprogramandpersonalityparticipatesonTwitterandFacebook.MichaelArringtonmakesthecaseforallowingjournaliststosharemoreopinionsformorehonestreporting,andwehavetoagree.{TechCrunch}
Unfortunately,wearentthereyet.AndwhenyouareajournalistasprolificasOctaviaNasr,evenbriefstatementstakeonawholenewmeaning.A20yearcareerruinedbya4yearold,140charactermedium?Thatsjustcruel.
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Thesedays,youneverknowwhatkindofeffectthethingsyousayontheinternetmighthaveonothersaroundyou.
Oryourself,forthatmatter.
TakeCNNEditorOctaviaNasrforexample.OnWednesday,Ms.Nasr,whohasbeenthechiefMiddleEastcorrespondentatCNNforthelast20years,wasfiredfromherjobaftermakingthiscommentonherTwitterpageonthe4thofJuly:SadtohearofthepassingofSayyedMohammadHusseinFadlallah..OneofHezbollahsgiantsIrespectalot..
SayyedMohammadHusseinFadlallahisoftenconsideredbymanytobeaffiliatedwithterrorism.Overthenextfewdaysthatfollowedhercontroversialanduncalculatedtweet,outrageensuedacrosstheinternet,fromTwittertoastringofpoliticalblogs,allheavilycriticizingthenowformerCNNEditorforhercareless140characterremark.
TheoverwhelmingreactionledhertopostthisblogentryonCNN.comtwodayslater.Init,sheapologizesItssomethingIdeeplyregretandexplainsthatsheusedthewordsrespectandsadbecausetomeasaMiddleEasternwoman,FadlallahtookacontrarianandpioneeringstandamongShiaclericsonwomansrights.Hecalledfortheabolitionofthetribalsystemof honorkilling.Hecalledthepracticeprimitiveandnonproductive.HewarnedMuslimmenthatabuseofwomenwasagainstIslam.Afewparagraphslater,sheaddedthisdisclaimer:ThisdoesnotmeanIrespectedhimforwhatelsehedidorsaid.Farfromit.
Herapologypostmighthavesufficedwithregardstothegeneralpublic,butnotforCNN.
OnTuesday,aCNNofficialsaidthatOctaviaNasrhadmadeanerrorofjudgmentthatdidnotmeetCNNseditorialstandards.Followingthat,Ms.ParisaKhosravi,theseniorvicepresidentofinternationalnewsgatheringforCNNWorldwide,wroteinaninternalmemoonWednesdaythatafterspeakingwithNasrthatparticularmorning,wehavedecidedthatshewillbeleavingthecompanybecauseatthispoint,webelievethatherNasrscredibilityinherpositionassenioreditorforMiddleEasternaffairshasbeencompromisedgoingforward.{NewYorkTimes}
Thisentireincidenthereisareminderthatwhatyousay,especiallyontheinternet,canalwayscomebacktohauntyou.Notjustthejournalistwhoisexpectedtobeobjectiveandunbiased,butalsototheaveragepersonathome.Thesedays,withtheinternetbeingsuchauniversalcommodityandalsosoeasilyaccessibleforeveryone,cautionshouldalwaysbeexercisedwithregardstopostinginformationonline,beitcommentsorstoriesofanykind.
Reportingintheageofsocialmediaisevenmoreofatightropewhenyouconsiderthepressuretointeractwithviewers,andshareenoughbackgroundtoseempersonablewhilemaintaininganairofbeingunbiased.It scertainlynotcoincidentalthatnearlyeveryCNNprogramandpersonalityparticipatesonTwitterandFacebook.MichaelArringtonmakesthecaseforallowingjournaliststosharemoreopinionsformorehonestreporting,andwehavetoagree.{TechCrunch}
Unfortunately,wearentthereyet.AndwhenyouareajournalistasprolificasOctaviaNasr,evenbriefstatementstakeonawholenewmeaning.A20yearcareerruinedbya4yearold,140charactermedium?Thatsjustcruel.
More:CNNcorrespondentfiredInternetJournalismmiddleeastOctaviaNasrSocialMediaTwitter
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byJuly8,2010
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n EssenceEditorDoesntThinkHiringaWhiteFashionEditorisCauseforOutrage
n TweetTweet:FordAnnouncesCarTweetingTechnology
n TwitsontheRun:RamblerShoesTweetYourEveryStep
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