Gary Lineker and social media – the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's new rules
New guidelines are in place for flagship presenters after a row over Gary Lineker's social media posts. They are allowed to express views but not to do any political campaigning.
Ever since Tim Davie became director general of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, he's made it his mission to ensure the organisation is impartial. It's why there are strict rules about what news presenters can post on social media. But there are other high profile presenters who are seen as the face of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ, presenters like Gary Lineker of Match of the Day who tweeted back in March that the government's language about a new asylum policy was "not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s". There were plenty of complaints. And now there are new Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ rules governing what those who present flagship programmes – like Match of the Day, the Apprentice, Strictly, Top Gear and on music radio stations – can say. In this episode of our 5 Questions On podcast, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Media Editor, Katie Razzall explains what's changed and if the new rules will work.
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