New York Times Warns of Opinions in Social Media

Poynter: Philip Corbett, the associate managing editor for standards at the New York Times, reminded the newsroom on Monday that, in the wake of the Orlando shooting, journalists shouldn’t use their social media accounts to editorialize, promote their political views or take sides on controversial issues. “Our colleagues are working hard to maintain the Times’s credibility and evenhandedness, and we should not do anything to make their jobs tougher.”