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Transparent vs. Opaque: Six New-Media Principles, No. 5

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Because one of its foundational ideas is openness, as I described in yesterday’s post , new media encourages and rewards transparency. If the organizations don’t reveal their own inner workings, the increasing likelihood is that someone else will. Another mode of transparency is operational.

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Ethics: Transparency Is Not All

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In content marketing, that bias tends to be more transparent. In this view, transparency is not in itself a guarantee of ethical content. And by giving readers a reason to distrust them, it requires them to work that much harder to produce ethical content that will earn back that trust. That distinction isn’t always clear.

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The Best Formats Are Invisible

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When new-media thinkers talk about transparency, they’re usually thinking about ethics. The point of new media is immediacy, direct connection, and that works best when the format recedes into the background of your attention and becomes virtually invisible. We need to think of it in terms of expression and formats as well.

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Is Advertising in New Media Doomed?

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But to me, at least, one thing is certain: advertising will only work where it is based on transparent, equal, and positive relationships among publisher, advertiser, and consumer. They must respect their audience and practice transparency in all their dealings with them. The answer, unfortunately, is not yet clear.

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Is Advertising in New Media Doomed?

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But to me, at least, one thing is certain: advertising will only work where it is based on transparent, equal, and positive relationships among publisher, advertiser, and consumer. They must respect their audience and practice transparency in all their dealings with them. The answer, unfortunately, is not yet clear.

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Is a Blog Just a Container?

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A few years ago, when a magazine I worked with started its first blog, one of the first commenters called us to task for not being bloggy enough. Readers expect more immediacy, more transparency, more injection of the self, and more interactivity in their news content. I don’t think that means you can’t practice journalism in a blog.

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Is Your Content Putting You at Risk?

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Though ethics is not a frequent topic of discussion among content marketing thought leaders, a key principle that is widely accepted is the importance of transparency. Tags: Content Marketing Ethics publishing law transparency. How open is your relationship with your audience?