DiscussionJam on Blogging

Topic Blogging & Journalism
Topic description Is it right to extend all media privileges to bloggers? Is blogging a new way to do journalism? What do you think about "Citizen journalism"?
Do journalism deonthological codes or principles apply to bloggers? Debate on similarities and differences between journalism and blogging.
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Topic Blogging & Free Speech
Topic description How to protect and promote blogging as an expression of free speech rights, specially against those that try to limit it (be they governments, corporations, employers, etc). Are there limits to free speech?
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Topic Social Media & Privacy
Topic description There are voices that alert that social media networks may put in danger your privacy life and data. Since these platforms incite to give information about ourselves, all this data may be use by third parties in order to know about us (your tastes, hobbies, entertainment habits....). Do you feel your privacy is in danger? Or are these opinions exaggerated?
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Topic Bloggers Rights
Topic description One important aspect is anonymity. Some voices ask for limiting anonymity in the blogosphere in order to know the author identity and their interests in posting. On the other hand, those for the preservation of anonymity consider it necessary to allow citizens to alert without fear about corruption or abuse cases.

Another important aspect is blogging about work-related issues. Blogging about your work, your employer, or your colleagues may have severe consequences, as some examples show. Blogs are an excellent tool to disseminate the alert about mobbing, abuse, malpractices at work. How to protect bloggers rights at workplace?

Discuss here about bloggers rights and related issues.
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Topic Code of Ethics
Topic description Do you think bloggers have to elaborate a Code of Ethics? If yes, who will be in charge, and what are the consequences attached to its implementation? If you're against it, expose your views and propose alternatives measures or ideas.
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Topic Blogging Nowadays
Topic description Which is the current state of blogging?

Discussion about the advantages or strong points that blogging has brought so far to a more open and democratic society. Why blogging matter (in a positive way).

Discussion about the negatives or weak points that blogging has brought so far and that put in danger a more open and democratic society. Cases so far that show blogging has been or is a threat (ie, polarization effects).
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Topic Blogging Tomorrow
Topic description How will be blogging in the future?

Your opinion or views about positive future challenges of blogging. Do you think it will help to build a more open and democratic society? Do you think it will be an efficient tool to promote citizens rights not only to be heard, but also to assume (citizens) more and more responsabilities in the daily decision-making process?

Do you see future blogging developments, pessimistically? Do you see the romantic phase of blogging over and the coming of a more agressive, corporate-lead blogosphere, full of rumors, intoxications that try to confuse or misunderstand the political and general environment?
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Topic General Discussion in Blogging
Topic description If your point does not fit very well in any of the proposed topics, just discuss it here!
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