Code of ethics needed for bloggers: Syed Hamid

Star | Bloggers, he said, must ensure their write-ups are balanced, accurate and information verified and not based on hearsay.

He said greater caution was needed especially when one could easily stumble on postings and comments that touched on very sensitive matters and had the potential to cause tension between people of different races and faiths.

“The comment and talkback sections had unfortunately provided a channel for people to espouse hatred and racial sentiments, using it as a conduit for constantly validating their negative opinion.

“There is no excuse for this, which is something all parties need to seriously look into.

“Racism is more in your face because of this which is not a positive development for our multi-racial and multi-religious country,” he said.... more.