Sky News clamps down on Twitter use

post from Ubergizmo on 08 February 2012 04:09:36 AM. © Ubergizmo

Sky News has informed journalists on their payroll to refrain from reposting information from any Twitter users who are not under the payroll of the broadcaster, as revealed by an email to staff yesterday as new social media guidelines for Sky News employees were introduced. There is also a contentious ban on retweeting rival “journalists or people on Twitter”. Not only that, Sky News journalists are advised to “stick to your own beat” and should do everything in their power to prevent non-work subjects being tweeted from their professional accounts. (more…)