23 abril 2006

Blog suspendido por violación ética

El periódico 'Los Angeles Times' ha suspendido uno de sus blogs más populares del diario, titulado Golden State". Su creador y premio Pulitzer en 1999, por la investigación periodística que sacó a la luz la corrupción en la industria de la música, es el periodista Michael Hiltzik. Utilizó el pseudónimo de "Mikekoshi" para ocultar su identidad. "Se trata de una violación de la ética del periódico, que requiere que sus periodistas se identifiquen ante el público", asegura el diario en su página web.

Así lo afirman los editores textualmente en el Blog: “The Times has suspended Michael Hiltzik’s Golden State blog on latimes.com. Hiltzik admitted Thursday that he posted items on the paper’s website, and on other websites, under names other than his own. That is a violation of The Times ethics guidelines, which requires editors and reporters to identify themselves when dealing with the public. The policy applies to both the print and online editions of the newspaper. The Times is investigating the postings”.

Por su parte, Washington Post publica un artículo de Howard Kurtz comentando la suspensión del Blog de Michael Hiltzik’s en L.A. Times donde afirma: “The Los Angeles Times suspended the blog of one of its top columnists last night, saying he violated the paper’s policy by posting derogatory comments under an assumed name. The paper said in an online editor’s note that Michael Hiltzik, a Pulitzer Prize winner who writes the Golden State column, had admitted posting remarks on both his Times blog and on other Web sites under names other than his own. The Times said it is investigating the matter. Editor Dean Baquet declined comment, and Hiltzik said he could not comment”.

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