ANADOLU AGENCY SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY
-Considers social media the most efficient future news and communication means,
-makes its plans and projects within the framework of its centennial vision on the concept of "New Media", shaped by social media networks,
-attaches importance to use of social media networks by its employees,
-expects its employees to use these networks efficiently, learn about all world developments immediately, and improve their know-how and experiences,
-believes that all its employees will make a change and add new aspects to the future media work, thanks to their historical background and future,
-attaches utmost importance to employee compliance to Social Media Policy which the Agency considers as supplementary to its Broadcasting Policy.
Accordingly, on their professional and personal use of social media Anadolu Agency employees are required to;
-Disclose their relation to the Agency in their social media accounts,
-Be sensitive and serious in all their posts as a requirement of being an employee of the Anadolu Agency and their profession,
-Contribute to the promotion of the Agency by posting links of online content at www.aa.com.tr or at Agency's social media accounts,
-Seek clearance from an authorized editor before sharing particular news content that the Agency opted not to broadcast for any reason or deemed unworthy of broadcasting,
-Seek clearance from an authorized editor before making news of a content shared by social media users other than specified by the Agency management,
-Avoid sharing news content, photograph, video footage, opinion and comment that would damage Agency's impartiality, accuracy and credibility, jeopardize corporate identity or inflict material or immaterial damage to the Agency,
-Avoid making news of any visual content shared on social media networks until copyrights issue is resolved,
-Avoid sharing any confidential or secure information and content, and posting comments and audio and visual material that would breach Agency's Broadcasting Policy and offend, defame, hurt, humiliate or make target any person, institution, faith, race, gender, culture,
-Avoid sharing content that would encourage violence, spread fear, cause trauma, damage equality and justice, degrade human dignity and fuel discrimination,
-Remain apolitical and avoid disseminating any political propaganda through their social media accounts,
-Avoid using any news report and intelligence on their social media accounts before sharing them with the Agency and before the Agency broadcasts them.
