BBC EDITORIAL GUIDELINES

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