
BBC宣佈暫停英國政府統計人員借調至其事實查核服務BBC Verify的安排,並檢討他們的職責,此舉是在《每日電訊報》報導指借調人員曾參與編輯工作並引發公正性質疑後作出。BBC強調所有新聞及編輯決定均由其記者及編輯作出,統計人員不參與編輯決策。
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自2018年起,BBC一直向最多兩名公務員統計人員提供為期六個月的借調機會,到BBC新聞統計主管團隊工作。借調人員的工作包括以書面形式解釋數據,內容可納入報導,但他們不撰寫新聞稿件,並必須遵守《公務員統計實務守則》。
英國廣播公司(BBC)宣佈,將暫停英國政府統計人員借調至其事實查核服務「BBC Verify」的安排,並檢討他們的職責。
自2018年起,BBC一直向最多兩名公務員統計人員提供為期六個月的借調機會,到BBC新聞統計主管團隊工作。
BBC發言人表示:「所有BBC的新聞及編輯決定均由BBC記者及編輯,按照BBC編輯方針作出,因此這些統計人員從不作出編輯決定。」
BBC補充,現正借調的人員在檢討期間將不會參與新聞或內容的發布,而目前一輪招聘工作亦將暫停,直至完成對該職位的檢討。
該決定是在《每日電訊報》(The Telegraph)刊登一篇報導後作出。報導稱,駐BBC工作的公務員曾參與編輯工作,並引發外界對是否違反公正性規則的質疑。
發言人又表示,BBC「極為重視獨立性和透明度,我們必須確保達到最高標準」。
他們表示,儘管統計人員的工作有時會以其姓名刊登在BBC網站上獲得署名肯定,「但他們從未作出編輯決定」。
根據《每日電訊報》,一則有關2027年借調職位的招聘廣告寫道,成功獲聘者須具備「影響決策的能力,能以專業可信的方式與客戶主動合作,分享知識和資訊」。
一篇現已刪除、由一名公務員撰寫,有關其借調經歷的網誌文章顯示,一名借調人員曾表示自己為新聞網站草擬內容。
在該計劃下,統計人員會以書面形式解釋數據,相關內容可納入報導之中,但他們本身不會撰寫新聞稿件。
借調人員的貢獻可被納入檢視現屆政府以及所有政黨的新聞報導之中。
借調的統計人員亦必須遵守《公務員統計實務守則》。守則要求他們以客觀方式呈現及使用數據和統計資料,不得因政治或商業影響而隱瞞或歪曲數據。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
BBC將在檢討完成後重新定義統計人員在BBC Verify中的角色,可能加強監管或終止借調安排。
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