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‘Punitive’ new guidelines limit what ABC staff can say on social media and in private messages, union says

Media | The Guardian · Catie McLeod · last updated

Policy applies to any comments that could be made public and categorises well-known journalists as ‘high-risk’

The journalists’ union has labelled the ABC’s new social media policy “punitive” and urged its management to come up with another set of rules in consultation with staff.

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) on Thursday criticised the public broadcaster for its new “public comment guidelines” which limit what staff can express and categorises well-known journalists as “high-risk”.

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