This…I have no words…
A Miami news station director admonished staff in a memo to stop posting “foolish nonsense” to their social media accounts, which came back to light as an anchor’s bikini-clad posts sparked discussion of whether they violated the policy.
WPLG Vice President of News Bill Pohovey blasted his staff in an internal memo over influencer-like content that distracted from their journalistic mission, according to a report by FTVLive.
“I have emailed about this numerous times in the past, but we seem to be going in the wrong direction again,” Pohovey reportedly wrote.
Full article, HERE from Fox News.
Public persona… Snort… So they aren’t allowed to have a life? Or any fun? Or share that with anyone???
I think that to some degree that other stuff discloses their idiocy and lowers their professional credibility. If they had any.
And it might appear that they are using their professional position to advance another career as an “influencer”.
Sounds like the boss is pissed that he isn’t getting a “piece of the action”. He would be happy if he was getting the attention, the “eyeballs”, the revenue stream and maybe the affection of the bikini-clad newsie.
It isn’t that he thinks it is not professional. It is that he is demanding his-fair-share.