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Editorial Guidelines in Full

Harm & Offence

• Introduction
• Harm and offence editorial principles
• Audience expectations
• Sign posts & content information
• Scheduling of programme trails
• Television & the watershed
• News channels
• Radio & online
• Children & dangerous imitation
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• Suicide, attempted suicide & self-harm
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• Exorcism, the occult and the paranormal
• Acquired programmes
• Flashing images, strobing & photo sensitive epilepsy
• Images of very brief duration

Portrayal

We aim to reflect fully and fairly all of the United Kingdom's people and cultures in our services. Content may reflect the prejudice and disadvantage which exist in our society but we should not perpetuate it. We should avoid offensive or stereotypical assumptions and people should only be described in terms of their disability, age, sexual orientation and so on when clearly editorially justified.

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