tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post112232854971315266..comments2023-10-12T11:32:27.836-04:00Comments on paulconley: Seeking guidance in ethical guidelinesUnknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07278569290198583553noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-1123513960464962082005-08-08T11:12:00.000-04:002005-08-08T11:12:00.000-04:00Whitney,Thanks for your comments. They don't sound...Whitney,<BR/>Thanks for your comments. They don't sound stuffy to me. To my editorially focused ears, they sound like music.<BR/>NOTE TO READERS: Whitney knows what he's talking about. He's had to fight the good fight, and ABM has honored him for his efforts.<BR/>See here for more info:<BR/>paulconley.blogspot.com/2005/02/editorial-integrity-award.htmlUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278569290198583553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-1123512734457726662005-08-08T10:52:00.000-04:002005-08-08T10:52:00.000-04:00The tough thing about editorial ethics is not thei...The tough thing about editorial ethics is not their ability to be understood. Our trade's guidelines are essentially very simple, with a single, basic concept at their core -- everything you do as an editor and all editorial content should be chosen and created solely on the basis of its value to the readership. Keep that in mind always and adhere to it and you won't go astray.<BR/><BR/>Over my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-1123191770386779832005-08-04T17:42:00.000-04:002005-08-04T17:42:00.000-04:00Robin,Thanks for your comments.I'm not sure that y...Robin,<BR/>Thanks for your comments.<BR/>I'm not sure that your group or the other associations in B2B publishing will ever reach the point where someone would be thrown out for violating an ethics guideline.<BR/>But I'd certainly applaud such a move. <BR/>In the meantime, I'm pleased that you offer support to those people who recognize that they are journalists, rather than public-relations prosUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278569290198583553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-1123186372352236732005-08-04T16:12:00.000-04:002005-08-04T16:12:00.000-04:00Jeez, will we ever decide if we're journalists or ...Jeez, will we ever decide if we're journalists or just marketers of information. Even well-informed editors disagree. <BR/><BR/>Why is there more of a church-state separation in newspapers than in with business and trade mags. Why should it be a different animal?<BR/><BR/>Plus, more than one organization has a code of ethics, which how manny publishers adhere to? And why can't we standardize Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-1122919363523692012005-08-01T14:02:00.000-04:002005-08-01T14:02:00.000-04:00Matt,One thing I know in my heart is this: the edi...Matt,<BR/>One thing I know in my heart is this: the editorial staffers who can succeed even in difficult times are folks like you -- willing to think about what's right, able to consider new ways of doing things and unafraid to talk openly about their challenges.<BR/>Thanks for sharing. Guys like you give us reason to be proud of our role as B2B journalists.<BR/>Thanks again for reading the blog.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278569290198583553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-1122918543977822902005-08-01T13:49:00.000-04:002005-08-01T13:49:00.000-04:00Excellent points. This is a new position for me, a...Excellent points. This is a new position for me, and I have been given broad authority to take the magazines in my own direction. <BR/><BR/>In regards to your comments, we're still OK for the most part. If we take a non self-promotional article, it must be useful and timely for our readers, and the author’s name and company always appears.<BR/><BR/>Company profiles are trickier. I think the key Matt Mullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06340479944455290994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-1122908527694375522005-08-01T11:02:00.000-04:002005-08-01T11:02:00.000-04:00Hi Matt,Thanks for your comment.I assure you, you'...Hi Matt,<BR/>Thanks for your comment.<BR/>I assure you, you're not the only person to decide they must do what they have to do to keep a magazine alive.<BR/>But I would urge you to adhere to the guidelines that protect our integrity. Selling out on ethics can destroy your career, and the careers of everyone around you.<BR/>I'm not saying that you have, in fact, done that. Because it's not yet Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278569290198583553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9554091.post-1122903780455989602005-08-01T09:43:00.000-04:002005-08-01T09:43:00.000-04:00Paul,Business needs vs. journalistic ethical integ...Paul,<BR/>Business needs vs. journalistic ethical integrity seems to be an issue that always has plagued trade magazines, at least since I have been working as an editor in the industry. I recently have been named editor for three small trade publications. Although we don’t have a policy of promoting specific companies in editorial, we do know who our best advertisers are and will do an Matt Mullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06340479944455290994noreply@blogger.com