The number one rule of for journalists on social networking sites is "Think before you post." It's a pretty obvious thing. Journalists need to be careful. If you're a famous journalist people are looking at what you post. You could easily offend someone.
If you post something out of anger, you can never take it back! People will be able to look at it. People may think you're mean and have a hot temper. You'll be looked at in a different way.
What if you support something, and it turns out to be a trick or just wrong? You might be sacrificing your credibility and the newspaper you work for. Your boss could decide to fire you. Then where would you be?
It's important to follow that rule whether your a journalist or not. You can easily get in trouble, and it's not worth it. Your supposed to think before you speak, so can't you think before you post?
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