In my opinion, media policy is a
very relevant issue especially in the corporate world. I understand where some
of these policies are coming from however I think that others are borderline
impeding on freedom of speech. I understand that some companies or
organizations want to keep the integrity of the company and regulate how they
are seen to the public. This includes how they are perceived through their
employees. In my opinion, the company through your employees is probably one of
the most of the important portrayals and depictions. No one would want any of their employees to talk
bad about their company while they were currently employed.
However, despite this, there is a
newer policy which I have heard of which I don’t agree on. During interviews,
before someone is employed with the company, hiring managers are requesting to
see candidates Facebook profiles on the spot to judge character, personality,
and habits. Here is one example of this happening during an interview. In my
opinion, I think this is one step to far in media policy. What someone does on
their own time, especially in their personal life, should not affect their job competency.