Comments on: CNN Producer Fired Because of Personal Blog

By: Newsbi MIller

Newsbi MIller — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:56:23 +0000

Weird. Last time I heard a news channel employee being fired for updating a news on wikipedia before the news was being broadcasted. We web savvy’s need to be careful these days.
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By: Lester Cavestany » Blog Archive » Online Posting and Commenting - Boon or Bane?

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:32:13 +0000

[...] Digital footprints can get you fired in your job – JP Habaradas of jaypeeonline.net blogged about the CNN producer who got fired for his blog posting. JP [...]

By: Jaypee

Jaypee — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:05:04 +0000

@ApplesH – Really? That’s interesting! This is the first time for me to hear of someone from the Philippines getting fired for a blog post.

Even if he didn’t name names, I guess his post specified other details because if not, his co-workers wouldn’t have known who he was talking about. Btw, was he blogging under his real name or an alias? Coz if he used his real name, it wouldn’t matter if he named names or not. :D

By: ApplesH

ApplesH — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:04:17 +0000

…forgot to add… he rant about his boss but did not mention any names. The thing is, his co-workers read his blog and of course knew who he was talking about. Duh!

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By: ApplesH

ApplesH — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:03:02 +0000

@Jaypee – The person I was referring to worked in the Philippines in a Philippine-owned company. ;)

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By: Jaypee

Jaypee — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:25:08 +0000

@Prudence – I guess any technology has it’s advantages and disadvantages. Like what you mentioned regarding the computer literacy of medical professionals in the Philippines, it’s more unfortunate because there are a lot of stuff that could be learned and new knowledge gained from the Internet even in the medical field.

Doctors, nurses and other medical professionals can access a lot of resources online that can help them and also provide them with information on new trends, practices and findings in their respective fields of expertise.

In the case of Dr. Flea, its just unfortunate that he had to undergo some litigations because of his blog.

By: Prudence

Prudence — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:24:35 +0000

I don't know if it's fortunate or unfortunate that the Philippine medical doctors, hospitals, and other health care facilities aren't so internet-savvy just yet. But in the medical blogosphere in other countries, some medical blogs do get in trouble, as in the case of Dr. Flea (Read hereabout it, as blogged by Doctor Anonymous).Prudence's last blog post..Walking Away

By: Jaypee

Jaypee — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:00:16 +0000

@Lester – Some companies do that and go to that extent. The Internet is full of information even for employers trying to check on job applicants or even current employees. Yes, you really need to be careful with what you post online especially if you want to keep your job or get a good job in the future.

Btw, thanks for dropping by and joining in the discussion. :)

By: Lester Cavestany

Lester Cavestany — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:55:53 +0000

I also read in the news that some employers google job applicants to check blogs, friendster, myspace, and facebook accounts. We really have to be careful about what we write online.Lester Cavestany's last blog post..Paalala ng Pasimuno ng People Power

By: Jaypee

Jaypee — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:40:00 +0000

@Web Hosting – Yeah, they really should do that so it would be easier for employees to determine which is a violation or not. :)