Matt Drudge - bad for America

I have just returned from Europe and was in the UK when the story broke about Matt Drudge's outing of Prince Harry in Afghanistan.

Well done Matt. You are a fine ambassador for the USA. Up until now most of the rest of the world could personify the things that are bad in Iraq on the door step of the personage of George W Bush. But the outing of Prince Harry apart from being stupid and completely insensitive now places all Americans (in the eyes of at least the British) in the same place as the current President.

If that was the mission for Drudge - then he has been highly effective. For me this confirms the real line between bloggers and journalists. There has to be some ethics in what and why you publish.

While I am not a journalist nor even a consistent blogger - I do believe that we all have the responsibility to behave to a code. While it may not be hard coded, I just hope that people will read my blog(s) with the view that I don't publish everything I find out for sensationalism. Further check the facts and implication. I promise to try.

Cheers

Timothy

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