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journos abusing online forums 20-Jan-2009 At 3:24:50 PM hotgemini

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The very fact that you're having to hunt for ambiguities in their code of conduct to excuse his actions, in my opinion, is enough to damn him.

If I was engaged in an activity where it was deemed necessary to impose specificly outlined standards for my behaviour and I came across some sort of ambiguity, then I'd suggest erring towards a lower standard of behaviour because it favours your purpose is NOT the mark of a good man. As for claims that had he been able to contact someone to give a more full account then he wouldn't have done a hatchet job picking sound-bites out of the forum, well in that case its holding the entire community to blackmail. "Either tell me everything about your very recently dead friend/family member or I'll slander your entire community with any misquote I care to dredge up".

So here's a good first step if Mr. Bibby wants to mend bridges, a specific statement on SMH/Fairfax website clarifying any ambiguity around the standard of behaviour expected of reporters. It won't happen though, because in the end, this is just a PR exercise by Mr. Bibby.

Here, I'll even draft the changes...

"l. They will actively seek to identify themselves and the newspaper at all times - including but not limited to - before seeking comment, obtaining interviews or images.

So what is it going to be, action or just talk?

-Adam.