Comments on: Web logs are a part of the daily media now http://www.bytebot.net/blog/archives/2007/03/29/web-logs-are-a-part-of-the-daily-media-now A permanent record for what's interesting today - this is my live journal Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:02:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: M Longley http://www.bytebot.net/blog/archives/2007/03/29/web-logs-are-a-part-of-the-daily-media-now#comment-129762 M Longley Sat, 06 Oct 2007 14:47:18 +0000 http://www.bytebot.net/blog/archives/2007/03/29/web-logs-are-a-part-of-the-daily-media-now#comment-129762 The Age got it wrong - Jillian Tomlinson did not receive a punitive suspension. After blogging for over 2 years she was censored by a new employer for recording excessive working hours. Her last post was republished by NHS Blog Doc and is quite illuminating. Most doctors who blog - and certainly the ones who have been around a while - mis-identify patients by changing their gender, age, medical condition, personality characteristics and other factors. Doctors who blog generally think long and hard about their professional duties and ethical responsibilities. The Age got it wrong - Jillian Tomlinson did not receive a punitive suspension. After blogging for over 2 years she was censored by a new employer for recording excessive working hours. Her last post was republished by NHS Blog Doc and is quite illuminating.

Most doctors who blog - and certainly the ones who have been around a while - mis-identify patients by changing their gender, age, medical condition, personality characteristics and other factors. Doctors who blog generally think long and hard about their professional duties and ethical responsibilities.

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