S.L. 350.14 Art. 19

Presenters and Reporters primarily associated with the Public Service Broadcaster 19.1 Those known to the public primarily as presenters of, or reporters on, news programmes or programmes about current affairs broadcast on the public service broadcaster must be seen to be impartial. It is important that no off-air activity, including writing, the giving of interviews or the making of speeches, leads [

to any doubt about their objectivity on-air. If such presenters or reporters publicly express personal views off-air on controversial issues, then their on-air role may be severely compromised. It is crucial that in both their work with the public service broadcaster and in other non-public service broadcasting activities such as writing, speaking or giving interviews, they do not:

i. state how they vote or express support for any political party; ii. express views for or against any policy which is a matter of current party political debate; iii. advocate any particular position on an issue of current public controversy or debate; iv. exhort a change in high profile public policy. SECTION 20

Application of these Standards and Practice Requirements