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Investigations and Secret Recording: Revised Guidance
Created on 13 Sep 2011
Revised Editorial Policy guidance has been published on Investigations and Secret Recording.
The Investigations guidance is for programme makers planning larger-scale investigations that scrutinise an individual, groups of individuals, a business or other organisations to reveal serious anti-social behaviour or crime, with a significant element of undercover work (and usually ongoing use of secret recording) central to the evidence-gathering - particularly where an individual may be sent undercover to work within or otherwise infiltrate that organisation.
The revision adds new advice on matters such as note taking, scrutiny, authentication of material and the oepration of undercover journalists - based on the best practice learned by BBC investigative programmes over the years.
The Secret Recording guidance is relevant to anyone looking to gather material secretly, and includes a new section on authentication of material.
You can read and download the Investigations guidance here, and the Secret Recording guidance is here.
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