Comments on: Blogger reaction to the new CBC blogging guidelines http://www.insidethecbc.com/bloggerreax/ The official blog of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:31:08 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Megan http://www.insidethecbc.com/bloggerreax/comment-page-1/#comment-7366 Megan Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:20:10 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/bloggerreax#comment-7366 Hi Justin, My blog's at stevemegan.blogspot.com. I often write about media and journalism issues, but there's a lot of other stuff, too (including a healthy dose of tongue-in-cheek David Hasselhoff worship). Hi Justin,

My blog’s at stevemegan.blogspot.com. I often write about media and journalism issues, but there’s a lot of other stuff, too (including a healthy dose of tongue-in-cheek David Hasselhoff worship).

]]> By: Justin http://www.insidethecbc.com/bloggerreax/comment-page-1/#comment-7329 Justin Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:20:03 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/bloggerreax#comment-7329 Megan where is your blog anyway? Tod how come I can't just click her name anymore? <blockquote><p><strong><i>Response: </i> Hey... I was screwing around with the PHP code on that file and managed to screw up the code. It's on my list to get back.</strong></p></blockquote> Allan...oh nevermind Megan where is your blog anyway?

Tod how come I can’t just click her name anymore?

Response: Hey… I was screwing around with the PHP code on that file and managed to screw up the code. It’s on my list to get back.

Allan…oh nevermind

]]> By: Megan http://www.insidethecbc.com/bloggerreax/comment-page-1/#comment-7326 Megan Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:30:37 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/bloggerreax#comment-7326 CBC management needs to learn the subtle art of context. A personal blog is a personal blog and does not EVER represent the person's workplace. If you can't tell that a personal blog is personal, you're way too dumb to run a national corporation. I'm encouraging everyone with a blog to include the words "The views expressed here are not my own, but those of CBC/Radio-Canada" in their next post. Ideally, it should be in a post about something really personal, like the tree in the neighbour's yard or the hat you're knitting. CBC management needs to learn the subtle art of context. A personal blog is a personal blog and does not EVER represent the person’s workplace. If you can’t tell that a personal blog is personal, you’re way too dumb to run a national corporation.

I’m encouraging everyone with a blog to include the words “The views expressed here are not my own, but those of CBC/Radio-Canada” in their next post. Ideally, it should be in a post about something really personal, like the tree in the neighbour’s yard or the hat you’re knitting.

]]> By: Allan http://www.insidethecbc.com/bloggerreax/comment-page-1/#comment-7324 Allan Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:05:52 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/bloggerreax#comment-7324 A personal blog does not have to be approved by the CBC. If you write a book, it does not have to be approved by the CBC. A letter to the editor does not have to be approved by the CBC. But if you splash CBC logos all over your page, and present yourself primarily as a CBC employee, that <i>may</i> have to be approved by the CBC. Is that simple enough? Trying to bait Ouimet into writing for this blog is not surprising. She's smart and experienced and probably the best of all the bloggers. But where is "the guru", Tod Maffin, on all of this? Waiting to see what others have to say before weighing in? <blockquote><p><strong><i>Response: </i> I'm not sure where you see me "baiting" anyone. You sure you're on the right blog? lol ;-) As for my opinion on this, I think it's certainly a better document than the original, but <a href="http://www.insidethecbc.com/blogpolicy2" rel="nofollow">as I said earlier</a>, I think the language should be friendlier, simpler, and more reflective of the tone of blogs.</strong></p></blockquote> A personal blog does not have to be approved by the CBC.
If you write a book, it does not have to be approved by the CBC.
A letter to the editor does not have to be approved by the CBC.
But if you splash CBC logos all over your page, and present yourself primarily as a CBC employee, that may have to be approved by the CBC.
Is that simple enough?

Trying to bait Ouimet into writing for this blog is not surprising. She’s smart and experienced and probably the best of all the bloggers.
But where is “the guru”, Tod Maffin, on all of this?
Waiting to see what others have to say before weighing in?

Response: I’m not sure where you see me “baiting” anyone. You sure you’re on the right blog? lol ;-) As for my opinion on this, I think it’s certainly a better document than the original, but as I said earlier, I think the language should be friendlier, simpler, and more reflective of the tone of blogs.

]]> By: Allan http://www.insidethecbc.com/bloggerreax/comment-page-1/#comment-7323 Allan Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:55:52 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/bloggerreax#comment-7323 Justin Beach is an employee of the CBC? I didn't know that. <blockquote><p><strong><i>Response: </i> Oops, good catch, thanks. I'll fix that.</strong></p></blockquote> Justin Beach is an employee of the CBC? I didn’t know that.

Response: Oops, good catch, thanks. I’ll fix that.

]]> By: Casey McKinnon http://www.insidethecbc.com/bloggerreax/comment-page-1/#comment-7321 Casey McKinnon Tue, 16 Oct 2007 05:15:50 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/bloggerreax#comment-7321 I do not believe anyone's personal blog should be approved by their place of work, but it would be appropriate to put a disclaimer saying that their opinions do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the CBC. Anything more than a disclaimer is unnecessary. PS: No, I have not read and may or may not accept this web site's Comments Policy. I simply don't have time to read the policy. Ridiculous. I do not believe anyone’s personal blog should be approved by their place of work, but it would be appropriate to put a disclaimer saying that their opinions do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the CBC. Anything more than a disclaimer is unnecessary.

PS: No, I have not read and may or may not accept this web site’s Comments Policy. I simply don’t have time to read the policy. Ridiculous.

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