mashable.com — The venerable Associated Press seems to have crossed the line by asking its employees to not only control what they say, but what their friends say. AP employee policy: It?s a good idea to monitor your profile page to make sure material posted by others doesn?t violate AP standards
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charm803Jun 23, 2009
Below an email we received from the only local newspaper in our county. I run a crime blog that is supported by local law enforcement, and it began as a result of this newspaper, the Ventura County Star, writing incomplete information that have a lot to do with public safety. Our crime reports editor and our legal advisor sometimes go to their website, and link the blog for more information.On this day, someone asked why the Star refused to name the race of the suspect, so the our reporter linked the story to our site and wrote:"Here is the complete information on this. We all know the Star is not reliable and it's not like the Star has shown responsibility with information anyway."Here is the response we got, apparently we hurt their feelings:"I removed a couple of your posts today. I've had no problem with you posting links to your web site or other web sites in our comments area. But when you make insulting remarks about us at the same time "(and it's not like the Star has shown responsibility with information anyway)" I think it crosses some kind of line. Would you consider it fair for me to ask that you refrain from negative remarks and insults in exchange for allowing you to post freely and promote your site on our site?" Thanks for your time,Bruce McLeanWe said no, and let him know that we will no longer be posting on his website, and sorry he took it personal, but that we believe in free speech and are appalled by his censorship over something so trivial, especially by someone in journalism.
psolmsJun 24, 2009
F**K THE RIAA?
tertiusregentJun 24, 2009
Um, yeah 'cause it's so easy to find a new job these days. As easy as selling a home or a getting a bank loan..
fafaforzaJun 24, 2009
If your parents didn't have a strong emotional tie to you, and could instead toss you out on the street in a blink of an eye, you'd do whatever they'd damn well please.
greenrider04Jun 24, 2009
Does this mean AP employees have to spend all day looking at their Facebook wall to ensure that no disparaging remarks are made about AP rather than do actual work?
Closed AccountJun 24, 2009
That's it, time to stop buying newspapers, by running articles by the AP they are supporting these free-speech-hating terrorists!!! When will our government realize, we need to go to war with AP and free their people of this tyranny?!
Closed AccountJun 24, 2009
Really? Who f**king cares what your friends post on your wall. It's what THEY said, not what I said. If they say something stupid, it's their fault, not mine. Anyone using facebook knows that. This is like a company telling employees not to associate with people who use a competitors products, or hold a different world-view than the corporation. It's unrealistic, and it only hurts the company to make such a policy.
mrmudgeonJun 24, 2009
They are biased and I want to know that stuff. Post away turkeys!
siamesedreamJun 24, 2009
cygnus 2112,You're making the rest of digg look bad by commenting without regard for any of the arguments written.If you feel you are simply stupid to engage anybody in a relevant manner, please tackle other ambitions that require a far lesser number of brain cells. Something like collecting stamps, if you will.