Should professionals have separate work accounts on Twitter?
Watch Mark’s blog for the promised post.
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Interesting debate. I guess, despite our best efforts, we are ultimately relying on others to respect boundaries. Perhaps it’s about having ways to deal with them when they don’t and accept that as journos, with a public face, we can often do little to stop the persistent ones.
One of the interesting things for me is I use two accounts, one with my students and one for me – but the boundary is very, very blurred. The group use both accounts, but they know if they need to get hold of me they can use my personal account. In some ways it could be argued that I’m never off duty, but it has actually provided some really interesting and useful discussions.
Sometimes it can be hard to decided which account to use, I find this when talking to a couple of journalists I know who have both work and personal accounts.
@Andy, @Glyn — Thanks for your comments. Mark Comerford has asked a number of journalists about their opinion on whether journalists should have two accounts: one for work and one personal. They’ve given him some very interesting answers and I hope his promised blog post will provide even more food for thought.
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