Bloggers, Check Your Facts
CNN has a quick little diddy on the blog coverage of the past election. There's a great deal of acknowledgment present, but wraps up with an important warning, check your facts dammit:
Mindy McAdams, a University of Florida journalism professor, applauded bloggers' efforts but urged them to adhere to ethical standards held by mainstream journalists.
"Our credibility is suffering with so many people rushing to publish things without checking them out," McAdams said after Cox's speech. "Blogging is really great. I like that more and more people have a voice. That's good ... But it doesn't give people who call themselves journalists an excuse to not check out the information."
I've touched on this briefly before, specifically after making my own gaffe. I'm curious now, however, as to how you go about checking your facts. What level of disclosure seems appropriate for different forms information. Do youquote, attribute, etc.