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Public to have their say on BBC policy for the first time | For the first time, licence fee payers are being asked for their views on new editorial guidelines for BBC programme makers, before they are published next
summer. According to the BBC, the draft document includes new guidance on "intimidation,
humiliation, intrusion and aggression" following last year's Radio 2 prank calls
row. There are also revised guidelines on bleeping out swear words. The BBC guidelines
are updated every five years. Richard Tait, chair of the BBC Trust's editorial
standard committee, said licence fee payers expected the organization "to meet
the highest standards". "The editorial guidelines exist to guide programme makers
in making considered editorial decisions which balance freedom of expression with
their responsibilities to the audience, contributors and others. In the consultation
document, licence fee payers are asked for their views on the BBC's policies on
accuracy, impartiality, harm and offence. Opinions are also being sought on the
"overall clarity of the guidelines". That report, published in June, called for
the new guidance on derogatory remarks as well as clearer warnings about programme
content. |
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