Jail authorities have advised they have no reason to stop prisoners blogging!

Interesting as some organisations dont allow blogging but prisons do.

Jailers shrug off blog from behind bars – 31 Jul 2006 – National News

Tim Selwyn has used a web log to criticise the judge who sentenced him and to write details of the jailyard assault of a prisoner.

The site says Selwyn, jailed this month after a rare sedition – inciting rebellion against the state – conviction as well as on fraud charges, will write regular instalments about life behind bars during his 17-month sentence.

CIA contractor fired over blog post | News.blog | CNET News.com

A software contractor for the CIA was fired this week after she posted her views on the Geneva Conventions and torture at a blog site only accessible to those with a top-secret clearance.

Christine Axsmith had been employed by BAE Systems, a prominent defense contractor, to test software performance at the spy agency, the Washington Post reported on Friday.

More has been written about ‘La Petite Anglaise‘ today and it is all good!

(about an English ‘Bridget Jones’ blogger bringing an
employment test case in France after allegedly being sacked because of
her internet diary.)

Great to see collaboration between bloggers and journalists.
The two may very well morph in to one and other in the end game.

I liked this quote …

“It shows that by joining ‘the conversation’
with our readers we can display a human side that sometimes fails to
come across in print.”

“Mr Randall claimed he was able to break the
story because two individuals from quite different generations – he and
Catherine – were brought together by blogging.”

News and jobs for journalists :: Telegraph goes blog crazy

Here’s a story about “La Petite Anglaise” who got the sack even though she did not reveal her name or her employers.

Telegraph | News | Wrote blog and got the sack. V bad. Will sue

That got me thinking. I wonder how many of us actually have a blogging policy?

Check out this excellent blogging policy here.

Corporate Engagement: Australian law firm urges clients to adopt employee blogging policies

Here is an excerpt to get you started.

“The suggested policies include:

• outline who is entitled to blog: whether all employees may blog
  or only specified personnel (for example, those in certain positions or
  who have attended appropriate training sessions);
• Ideally, the policy should require the employee to use a disclaimer on the blog to this effect;
• inform employees of the relevant authorisation processes for the publishing of blogs (particularly marketing blogs);
• notify employees of any monitoring of the blogging of employees
  that the company will carry out in accordance with the Workplace
  Surveillance Act 2005 (NSW);
• provide that the company’s confidential information must not be disclosed;
• provide that employees must not make use of the company’s intellectual property without obtaining authorization;
• require employees to ensure the accuracy of any information published;
• make employees aware of the law of defamation and prohibit
  employees from making defamatory statements and/or statements that are
  contrary to the strategic and commercial interests of the enterprise;
• prohibit employees from making discriminatory comments; and
• prohibit employees from using blogs to engage in illegal conduct.”

Good post from Rambix

How I Blog: Rambix at The Blog Herald

On tour, writing, The Green Bay Packers keep in touch with their fan base!

Packers.com » News » Stories » 2006 » 07 » 11 » 2

Dell gets plenty of comments about their blogs!

Adotas » Dell Launches Corporate Blog, Receives Backlash

When you name your blog make sure you do  a search first with Google so that you have a clean start!

Dell blog in porn site mix-up – vnunet.com