Monday, July 9, 2012

Who and what we can write about and what are the limits?

We can write about players who represent the Country. We can write about public officials and public organisations. We can even write about private companies who directly solicit money from the public. For all these are in the public domain.

We can share from our personal experiences and we can even write about other bloggers who write to the public. So it's a double edged sword. You have to take the bitter with the sweet.

That is the true meaning of transparency and accountability.

But I think there should also be limits. We should always aspire to tell the truth and explain the reasoning behind our assertions. We should not indulge in character assassination, manipulation by distorting information and lies. That would be abuse of the trust of our readers.

I thought we should be clear of this definition so we know when the line has been crossed. Or not.

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