Social Media Impartiality

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Dear British Broadcasting Corporation,

Can you provide a list of BBC employees, or presenters who are contracted in to work on BBC shows, who have had to be reminded that nothing should appear on their personal social media accounts that undermine the perception of the BBC’s integrity or impartiality; when such a communication was sent, and what further steps if any have been taken if any further breaches of the rules on social media impartiality continued to occur.

Yours faithfully,

Paul Jones

FOI Enquiries, British Broadcasting Corporation

Dear Paul Jones,

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, as detailed in your email below. Your request was received on 19 March 2021. We will deal with your request as promptly as possible, and at the latest within 20 working days. If you have any queries about your request, please contact us at the address below.

The reference number for your request is RFI20210476.

Kind regards,

Information Rights

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-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Jones <[FOI #738190 email]>
Sent: 19 March 2021 10:17
To: FOI Enquiries <[email address]>
Subject: RFI20210476 FOI Request - Freedom of Information request - Social Media Impartiality

Dear British Broadcasting Corporation,

Can you provide a list of BBC employees, or presenters who are contracted in to work on BBC shows, who have had to be reminded that nothing should appear on their personal social media accounts that undermine the perception of the BBC’s integrity or impartiality; when such a communication was sent, and what further steps if any have been taken if any further breaches of the rules on social media impartiality continued to occur.

Yours faithfully,

Paul Jones

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Dear Mr Paul Jones,

 

Please find attached our response to your request for information
reference RFI20210476.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Information Rights

BBC Legal

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