When I Googled, I laughed, because Google asked me if I meant: “Daniel Candela,” instead of “Daniel Candella,” as if, I didn’t know my own name, or I didn’t exist. If you get past the point that Google doesn’t know everything and continue to scroll, part of my life is there. I was shocked at what I found. I assumed, having written articles for The Daily Campus I would obviously find them. What I didn’t think I would find, is that several Islamic and European websites have “aggregated” and in some, even falsely quoted my article.
The blog, “Iron Burka” suggests that there is anger over “foods sacrificed to the evil, Anti-christ Allah at the Daily Campus”. This is completely false. The article was about Muslim students, disappointed over the lack of selection for Halal dining at UConn.
Other than my Daily Campus articles, my “virtual footprint”, is virtually non-existent.
Hopefully, as my career builds so will my portfolio online. So far, I think my reputation is good.
As a journalist, reputation is everything. This assignment and class has really made me question what is private and what is public for everyones eyes. We must be mindful, that Saturdays party, might not be the best option to post on Sunday. If we want to be professionals we have to act so.