Code of Ethics

I’m a big fan of Morten Rand-Hendriksen’s Code of Ethics for Bloggers, Social Media and Content Creators. Since both of our blogs focus on technology in some way, I believe his list of ethics also applies to my blog. In short:

1. It is right to voice your opinion.
2. Be critical of everything, even yourself.
3. Use your power to protect.
4. Tell the truth at all times.
5. Present your opinion as your opinion.
6. State your allegiances to stay independent.
7. Reveal your sources unless doing so can harm your sources.
8. Be critical of your sources and seek independent verification.
9. Always give credit where credit is due.
10. Always preserve the intended meaning of a given statement.
11. Give your opponent a chance to respond.
12. Admit and correct your mistakes immediately.

Morten goes further in detail on each of these ethical standards, all of which are important to maintaining a credible, respectable, moral blog.