In recent months, with the move to online journalism becoming more and more prevalent, the discussion of accuracy and ethics has become increasingly important.
It is now easier than ever for someone to voice their opinion to the public via blogging. Reader feedback is no longer restricted to the traditional letter to the editor. Comment boxes allow quick and easy responses to be sent to the author. The internet has acted as a catalyst for the exchange of ideas.
But with all this new chatter, one has to wonder how much we read online is true. Even the mainstream news sites like CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/) or the New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/) can make the mistake of not reporting the correct information. The speed at which news can now be reported is putting pressure on everyone to get the story out as quickly as possible, sometimes resulting in mistakes being made.
As readers, what kind of expectations should we have of the online content we read. Should we hold online journalism under the same scrutiny we give to print? I think that while many of us have learned that it is common to find some sort form of bad reporting in online journalism today, we should all expect online editors to get it pass up the desire to be the first news source to get the story out and lean more towards being the first to get the right story out.
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