Doc Searls believes webloggers need a code of ethics (and hosts some discussion, too). Nick Denton agrees. John Hiler said bloggers should follow the same code as journalists (and journalist/blogger Ken Layne responded, "Never!"). And of course Rebecca Blood's Weblog Handbook proposes six rules for ethical blogging.

But could a webloggers' code of ethics ever be accepted -- and somehow enforced -- widely enough that readers could trust a weblog more than they'd trust its publisher alone? Or is there a value to such a code without collective trust and accountability -- as a set of guidelines to simply encourage responsible publishing, perhaps?

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