BBC union members are campaigning against plans to place adverts on the BBC News website. The plan to begin placing ads on the international-facing section of the website will lead to the increasing commercialisation of the website, renowned around the world for its independence from commercial concerns. Staff at the website, including many prominent correspondents have presented BBC managers with a petition and lobbied the Director General. The Board of Governors is to take a final decision on the issue shortly. Help back the campaign against creeping commercialisation.
Contact your MP and urge them to sign EDM 226 calling for the axing of plans to place advertisements on the BBC News website. Visit http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/Search.aspx to read the full text of the EDM. Use the link below to send an email to your MP http://www.writetothem.com/
For a full briefing on all the issues see http://www.nuj.org.uk/inner.php?docid=1534
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