Non-politicised participation allowed, Tim Davie says, as newsrooms call for clarity on new impartiality rules
BBC journalists are pressing for greater clarity on whether they are allowed to attend events in support of transgender rights or publicly back anti-racism campaigns, after the corporation was forced to clarify new rules on impartiality.
On Thursday, the
BBC introduced fresh guidelines designed to improve the public perception of the impartiality of its news staff. They included telling news staff to avoid any online “virtue signalling” that could indicate a political view, and an explicit ban on attending most protest marches, even in a personal capacity.