I wrote a while ago about the Australian Financial Review’s new ethical guidelines for journalists, and the restrictions they place on social networking. I have also run an item about the Washington Post’s guidelnes on the same matter. Then there is the ABC’s new self regulation framework, which places a heavy emphasis on use of social networking to interact with audiences.
Well, here’s soemthing more – the BBC has just unveiled a new set of guidelines that state “nothing should be written[online] by BBC journalists and presenters that would not be said on air.” Read more here.
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Cool, things are certainly moving quickly… Isn’t it a bit silly to try to over-regulate and restrict any inter-activity options for media professionals?
Yes, AFR, we are talking about you!