Who owns your social media identity?

As media outlets assert control over their employees' online activities, Denise-Marie Ordway writes about an academic report on journalists who struggle to control their personal brands while cashing a paycheck: "Often, reporters, editors and columnists maintain two or more accounts on each social media platform in an effort to keep their professional lives separate from their personal ones … Journalists face choosing between their jobs and personal online identities."

February 2, 2016

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