WaPo Sacrifices Twitter Transparency in Attempt to Look Objective

Lachlan Markay
October 2nd, 2009 3:51 PM
The Washington Post's new employee guidelines for the use of online social networks such as Twitter and Facebook have sparked a debate over the proper role of new media for journalists, and the objectivity of major media outlets generally. The Post's new guidelines, handed down from on high by Senior Editor Milton Coleman, disregard the potential of new media to engage readers in a…