Fried Logic

Does Social Media Show Journalistic Bias?

The Washington Post is in the news today when it comes to social media. The news organization’s made some noise with the release of employee social media guidelines. The big news here is the viewpoint that the Washington Post has taken on the impact of social media on journalists objectivity. The Washington Post goes as far to say that who journalists follow on Twitter can demonstrate bias and perceived conflicts.

The bottom line here, is that the Washington post can not control employees social media behavior in totality. If they limit how their journalists use the social web it will only hinder their reporting ability by putting them away from potential sources. I Understand the Washington Post’s need to remain as objective as possible, but this seems to have been a step too far.