We all need to be noticed. Some people sign up for reality TV shows. Others create a webpage or blog where they post images and information about themselves. Whichever you choose, you’ll get attention, both from people you know and people you don’t.
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A big responsibility
All newspapers have an editor, who is responsible for everything the newspaper prints or posts online, both text and images.
Deliberate lies, slander, illegal images and racism can do great harm and lead to fines or imprisonment. The press has also
developed a set of ethical guidelines for journalists and editors to follow, called “The Code of Ethics of the Norwegian Press.”
Just like a newspaper editor is responsible for their newspaper, you are responsible for everything you post online. So you
need to think about what you post online as far as your own personal information
goes, and not least information about others. This also applies to images. It is equally important to be able to take responsibility
for what you post on blogs and other websites. What may be a joke to you at the time, may be seen as harmful to others.
Too late to undo
It can be fun to post information and images of yourself. Sitting in front of your computer at home, it may seem innocent
and not in the slightest bit dangerous. In this environment, it is particularly easy to shift the boundaries between what
is private and what you choose to share with others.
Once text and images are posted online, they are difficult to delete, and it is almost impossible to prevent them from being copied and circulated. Images of and information about you can end up on websites you didn’t even know existed, and which you wouldn’t really want to be connected with.
Think before you press “Enter”.
