he might be in a spot of bother actually
BBC guidelines to staff:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guidelines/editorialguidelines/assets/advice/personalweb.pdf particularly:
3. Social Networking Sites
Social networking sites provide a great way for people to maintain contact with
friends. However, through the open nature of such sites, it is also possible for third
parties to collate vast amounts of information.
For example, The Shawshank Redemption was the most popular film amongst the
11,899 members of the BBC network on Facebook in February 2008 and 8% listed
their political views as “liberal”.3
1
For example, at its most obvious, by displaying an @bbc.co.uk e-mail address or by joining the BBC
Network on Facebook (which displays the words “British Broadcasting Corporation” after the person’s
name
2
Editorial staff includes any member of staff who may influence our editorial output from
Researchers
in News and Current Affairs or factual programming to members of the Executive Board
All BBC staff should be mindful of the information they disclose on social networking
sites. Where they associate themselves with the Corporation (through providing
work details or joining a BBC network) they should act in a manner which does not
bring the BBC into disrepute.
When a staff member is contacted by the press about posts on their social
networking site that relate to the BBC they should talk to their manager before
responding. The relevant BBC press office must be consulted.
3.1 Political Activities on Social Networking sites
Editorial staff and staff in politically sensitive areas should never indicate a political
allegiance on social networking sites, either through profile information or through
joining political groups. This is particularly important for all staff in News and Current
Affairs, Nations and Regions and factual programming and applies regardless of
whether they indicate that they are employed by the BBC or not.
Any rare exception to this must be agreed in advance by a line manager. For
instance, it may be appropriate to join Facebook groups related to political causes
for reasons of political research. Where this is agreed we should be transparent and
should consider how membership of the group can be balanced.
For example, if a Political Correspondent were to join the Facebook group “Labour
History” it may also be appropriate also to join “Conservative History” and the
equivalents for the Liberal Democrats and the Nationalists. In such circumstance, the
specific post held at the BBC should be given in the work details on the Facebook
profile.
Editorial staff and staff in politically sensitive areas should also be careful about
joining campaigning groups. They should discuss this in advance with their line-
manager.
Non-Editorial Staff are free to engage in political activity, in line with the BBC
Conflicts of Interest Guidelines. However, on social networking sites, when they
identify themselves as BBC staff members they must make clear that they are not a
member of editorial staff. This can be achieved by stating the position (or type of
position) they hold at the BBC in their work details. If non-Editorial Staff associate
themselves with the BBC and do not make clear they have no editorial input then
this could give rise to questions about the Corporation’s impartiality.
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