By Emily Yahr
America Journal Review
Published for October/November
Excerpt:
Journalists have an obligation to make sure there is no confusion between
news content and discussions that proliferate online, says Bob Steele, the
Nelson Poynter Scholar for Journalism Values at the Poynter Institute. It is
also imperative that investigative reporting, which frequently deals with
complex issues and accusations of wrongdoing, be done by those with a high
degree of competence in journalism skills and ethical decision making, Steele
says.
"Journalists doing investigative reporting should be focusing on serving the
public interest and searching for the truth," Steele says. "It may be that
non-journalists who are participating in this crowdsourcing concept do not have
proper independence. Citizens can have competing loyalties in their roles in the
community that can undermine their independence."
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