tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post7634040457133446954..comments2024-03-28T13:58:37.846-04:00Comments on The Passionate Foodie: Rockaway, Full Disclosure & Wine Blogger EthicsRichard Auffreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03948647697847819742noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-85576120573373890542008-09-02T08:55:00.000-04:002008-09-02T08:55:00.000-04:00Finally a well written wrap up without flames. Lik...Finally a well written wrap up without flames. Like I have commented on many of the above posts, clarity has been an issue since day one, and this "scandal" will end up leading to better reporting and better blogging as people learn from it. We need these discussions to become better at what we do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-8288263901345032942008-09-01T15:11:00.000-04:002008-09-01T15:11:00.000-04:00Good recap and an interesting (and thorough!) way ...Good recap and an interesting (and thorough!) way to look at the ethics question.<BR/><BR/>I'd argue that you're not likely to find any CoE that is totally unambiguous. Mine included!<BR/><BR/>I'd agree that I could've stated more of the conditions up front, but to be honest I thought Jeff's preamble post on the matter was sufficient for my readers.<BR/><BR/>My wife was listening to the winebizradio.com wrap up about this with Tim and Tom W., and she said something that I think is typical of how most of my blog readers would look at this whole affair:<BR/><BR/>"Not everyone knows the details of a journalists ethics code, not everyone thinks bloggers are journalists, and most of them probably don't think about a silent agreement of trust when reading these posts, anyway."<BR/><BR/>In other words, if the readers trusted us before this event, they probably still trust us. If they didn't before, they don't now. And the few that might have been on the fence may or may not care.<BR/><BR/>So, it's an interesting debate, but until our readers really chime in (and *if* they chime in!), I guess we won't know if we handled it in a way that raised their eyebrows or not. It certainly wasn't our intention to do so.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!Joe Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12302860568125840279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405633513402883204.post-29020884224156550682008-09-01T15:01:00.000-04:002008-09-01T15:01:00.000-04:00Richard, Thanks for a clear-headed recap.I will de...Richard, <BR/><BR/>Thanks for a clear-headed recap.<BR/><BR/>I will definitely grant you that in hindsight I should have introduced the project with ALL the details, instead of doing so on Wednesday, in mid-stream. It was an unconscious decision. My post on Wednesday pre-dated the controversy and was planned, so regarding ethical disclosure I feel covered there, even if others don't quite see it that way.<BR/><BR/>My lone issue in this entire matter has been that some bloggers who fanned the flames didn't have their material facts correct and in addition to that sought NO ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION. In doing so, there was a great deal of collateral damage.<BR/><BR/>No sleight of hand was intended on our part and that little fact-checking bugaboo, or lack thereof by others, is at the crux of the matter.<BR/><BR/>That said, I'll grant you that some standards for ethical conduct by bloggers will come out of this situation and it will be for the better for all.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for the cogent recap.<BR/><BR/>Jeff<BR/>www.goodgrape.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com