Reviewed CIPR Social Media Guidelines – Members Consultation
Social media is an evolving - and frequently contentious - area of PR practice, the profile of which continues to grow. The CIPR issued guidance to our Members and the wider PR community on how social media should be handled in February 2007.
A paper reviewing the CIPR social media guidelines was issued for comment to members of the Professional Practices Committee in September. The Professional Practices Committee has agreed that the following paper should now go out to Members and the wider PR community, inviting views. It looks at social media tools such as blogs, wikis and podcasts, and changes in legislation that affect social media.
The committee would welcome a response to the following questions:
Do you believe this document covers the issues highlighted in sufficient depth?
Do you believe there are other important issues which should be addressed (and if so, what are they)?
Equally, general views would be welcome.
The deadline for such responses is 1 November 2008, directed by email to elizabethb@cipr.co.uk. Following this process, and any resulting amendments, the guidelines will go to the CIPR Professional Practice Committee for approval. The finished document will then become formally advisory to members in late 2008.