RTDNA Social Media and Blogging Guidelines

June 9, 2011March 5, 2015 Aaron Manfull 3903 Views 0 Comments Facebook, RTDNA, RTDNF, Twitter

Carol Knopes posted a message on the RTDNF High School Journalism Project Teacher Listserv earlier this week pointing people to RTDNA’s Social Media and Blogging Guidelines. It’s a really nice piece that is made to print and use in a classroom (or newsroom obviously) for one great lesson on ethics.

The guidelines are broken into three parts: Truth and Fairness, Accountability and Transparency, and Image and Reputation. Better yet, within each of those parts they give discussion topics and questions that could lead to great discussions with students.

Thanks to Carol for posting it to the Listserv and for Michael Hernandez for making sure it moved up on my priority list to peek at.

Aaron Manfull

Aaron is in his 26th year of advising student media. He is currently the Director of Student Media at Francis Howell North High School in St. Charles, Missouri. He is the Journalism Education Association Digital Media Chair and co-Director of Media Now. He is the 2023 JEA Teacher Inspiration Award Winner and is a former Dow Jones News Fund National Journalism Teacher of the Year. He is one of the authors of the textbook "Student Journalism and Media Literacy." You can find him on X and Instagram @manfull. He's a proud father. A transplanted Iowan. And an avid Hawkeye Fan.

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