The Transparency Manifesto

Media 2.Open The Transparency Manifesto John C. Havens VP, Business Development - BlogTalkRadio Live audio streaming: www.blogtalkradio.com/transparency

Who are you Online?

Prove It.

Introduction

Shel Holtz and John C. Havens are writing a book, tentatively titled, “Media 2.Open” Visit/respond at: www.transparencybook.com

www.transparencybook.typepad.com

Why I’m interested

New Media community is changing. It’s not the tiny world it once was.

“Supporting the new media community” demands actions over words, and communication versus critique.

PodCamp NYC experience.

Don’t have a public Email Google Group

Snarkicons/Link Bait

Snarkicons

“ Community” and Censorship

How to Get Transparent

Create a working definition of Transparency.

Organizational Preparedness.

Where Transparency Lives.

Channels of Transparency.

Legal and Other Objections.

Next Steps.

Full Disclosure versus Transparency

Dating analogy:

(Transparent) “I’ve been looking forward to our date.”

(Full Disclosure) “I’m hoping to have babies with you.”

Ben & Jerry’s versus a pharmaceutical firm.

Finding the Balance is Key.

Transparency Done Wrong John Mackey/Whole Foods

Dangers of “Blogger’s Journalism”

Cult of the Amateur

“ Bloggers don’t get sued.”

Are bloggers journalists?

JD Lasica, Ourmedia.org

The “Cult of Objectivity” in journalism

A Great Era to Learn “from the other side”

Bloggers can do things like quote multiple sources, fact check more diligently, etc.

Traditional journalists can lighten up and also admit where the paradigm of “pure journalism” places an antiquated, industry created standard over the truth.

Anil Dash of Six Apart

Transparency Done Right jetBlue

jetBlue (Continued)

jetBlue’s Bill of Rights

jetBlue’s Follow Up

Transparency Done Right Thomas The Tank Engine

Ways to Prove Who You Are