Comments on: Rules of the blog http://www.trippecompany.com/rules-of-the-blog/ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:38:35 -0600 hourly 1 By: Michael Pranikoff http://www.trippecompany.com/rules-of-the-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Michael Pranikoff Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:30:53 +0000 http://www.trippecompany.com/rules-of-the-blog/#comment-3 Hi Karla, First, thanks for the very nice comment. I very much appreciate it. Second, I think you are definitely on to something here. There's been a lot of talk about transparency online from some of the most prominent people in social media. We see this happen all the time with blogs, comments on blogs, and now in Twitter. In my experiences in working in media, and now with PR Newswire, we require attribution to a statement - whatever that statement might be. It is true that often in the media, there are quotes attributed to "anonymous". However, we still have a name to hold responsible for that statement, and that it's been checked out - the author and news organization behind that statement. We can't make blanket statements about all bloggers, but I think you are on to something here. This might be a good topic for some of the top PR, IR, and Journalism organizations to tackle and promote. I also need to make a quick note that these statements are mine personally, and might not reflect that of my employer. Michael Pranikoff Director, Emerging Media PR Newswire Hi Karla,

First, thanks for the very nice comment. I very much appreciate it.

Second, I think you are definitely on to something here. There’s been a lot of talk about transparency online from some of the most prominent people in social media. We see this happen all the time with blogs, comments on blogs, and now in Twitter.

In my experiences in working in media, and now with PR Newswire, we require attribution to a statement – whatever that statement might be. It is true that often in the media, there are quotes attributed to “anonymous”. However, we still have a name to hold responsible for that statement, and that it’s been checked out – the author and news organization behind that statement.

We can’t make blanket statements about all bloggers, but I think you are on to something here. This might be a good topic for some of the top PR, IR, and Journalism organizations to tackle and promote.

I also need to make a quick note that these statements are mine personally, and might not reflect that of my employer.

Michael Pranikoff
Director, Emerging Media
PR Newswire

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