BBC EDITORIAL GUIDELINES
BBC Ethical How it imposes constraints How it could affect your How it could affect your
Code on media production? product negatively
Truth and The BBC guide lines inflict,
Accuracy that all information that
they represent is accurate
and has a truth full nature
and avoid unfounded
speculation.
Impartiality The BBC guide lines inflict,
and Diversity that all view presented are
of Opinion fair and open minded and
never promote a
controversial issue among
audience.
Editorial The BBC guide lines inflict,
Integrity and view that they will be bias
Independence and work independent from
the state and will be
influenced by no other
constitution regardless of
externalities.
Serving the The BBC guide lines inflict,
public interest seeks to report stories that
have significances, and all
stories will be centre of a
vigorous part research
session that de constructs
the documentary in detail
assessing the full legitimacy
of the feature.
Fairness The BBC guide lines inflict,
that any out put is biased
and fair and the
views/beliefs of any
contributors is fully
respected.
product positively
This means that all my This will mean that my
research must be looked at production will become
again in order to assure a reliable source, and
that the source is accurate contain no un certain
and doesn’t contain any information.
unfound speculation.
I was going to reference to This will mean that I can
issue surrounding global avoid discussing an issue
warming, however as it is that has many
an issue that promotes arguments suggesting
controversy I must try and many different effects of
explain it and not discus it, the issue.
as this could mean
breaching guide lines.
As and when interviewing This will have a positive
individual manufacturers it influence on my
will be easy to only production as I will be
understand the argument able to identify, and
that they put across, present the best energy
however I mustn’t include efficient vehicle
this as I must concentrate available.
on delivering a bias view to
my audiences.
Due to the nature of my My audience are
production surrounding educated to learn more
the issue of vehicles, it is a about a subject that they
very concentrated don’t normally receive
audience and maybe I exposure to, also they
need to add more will be able to make
substance to my there own mind up
production in order to full about there footprint
fill my public interest and and the extent of the
appeal further to female effect that there vehicle
audiences. has upon it.
This means that in my This will allow me to
production I can’t support interview a wide range
one side of the energy of people allowing me to
efficient vehicles argument present a wide rang of
more then the other side possible arguments to
as this would lead to my my audience.
production bias.
 Privacy The BBC guide lines inflict, When I am collating my I will be able to gain
that individuals privacy is to interviews I will have to maximum information as
be highly respected, fully understand any the aspect of privacy
conversation will not be requirements of the matter in relation to
bought into direct access of interviewee in regards to energy efficient vehicles
audience, unless there is a any factors that they whish is very minimal as people
clear public interest. to avoid from public don’t tend do deeply
screening. privatise this matter,
meaning I will not have
to cut foot age for being
un able to comply.
Harm and The BBC guide lines inflict, This issue doesn’t actually This has allowed me to
Offence allow production to show contain any product of any become aware of the
the human world in the nature that involves harm regulation and in case of
most naturalist way, and offence to any third footage that initially is
however will keep producing parties, as this production un planned comes to
new and interesting is very factual based. hand I am able to deal
materials, also maintaining a with the proceedings
responsibility to protect the
vulnerable.
Children The welfare of children will There will be no children This has allowed me to
always be put first and also in my production as all the become aware of the
ensure that they receive people that will appear in regulation and in case of
freedom of speech my production are over 16, footage that initially is
regardless, of what country however scheduling issues un planned comes to
the footage is from. With were taken unto hand I am able to deal
regards to issues concerning consideration through the with the proceedings
children and the scheduling brief.
of un suitable material, the
BBC will always ensure that
they are scheduled
appropriately.
Accountability The BBC account for In case of any miss This will allow me to
everything as they aim to happenings I will be build a relationship with
and state in there ethos that required to take my audience and prove a
they aim to continue and responsibility of my nature and ethos by
further establish there trust production and my team, were my audience can
with there audiences. They meaning that I am going to trust upon what we tell
also carry a willingness to have to comply with all the them.
except mistakes, and will standards set by the
openly apologise for any various regulation bodies
made. such as the HSE, RMC etc.