Ethics for Publishing
Ethics for for Publishing
My ethics will include the following:
1) Publish as fact only that which I believe to be true.
2) All Materials should be referenced
3) Publicly correct any mistakes in previous published works
4) Review and edit work before publishing
5) Disclose any conflict of interest
6) Do not emphasise unnecessary factors and misrepresent people and organizations
7) Present pictures and sounds in a true and accurate way. Only with notification can I change and manipulate pictures and sounds.
Respect the privacy of others
9) Express my opinions and label them only as opinions
1) Publish as fact only that which I believe to be true.
2) All Materials should be referenced
3) Publicly correct any mistakes in previous published works
4) Review and edit work before publishing
5) Disclose any conflict of interest
6) Do not emphasise unnecessary factors and misrepresent people and organizations
7) Present pictures and sounds in a true and accurate way. Only with notification can I change and manipulate pictures and sounds.
Respect the privacy of others9) Express my opinions and label them only as opinions
10) Respect Blog etiquette to the best of my abilitities
11) Be as Transparent as possible
Blood, R. 2002, Weblog Ethics, rebecca’s pocket, viewed 28 March 2006,
Alliance Online 2005, Media Alliance Code of Ethics, Alliance Online, viewed 29 March 2006,
Martin 2005, C.O.B.E Revised: Form-Based Duties in Blog Ethics, Blogging Ethics, viewed 29 March 2006,
Below are also the copyright rules that I will adhere to:
1) Copying all or nearly all of someone else’s text. Taking a whole text will mean an infringement. This means that material online should be my own work with sources that are summarized.
2) Copying a picture from another website onto my e-portfolio – Use only my pictures that I take with my camera.
3) Copying the layout of someone else’s site – Use original layout under my own headings
