John Simpson, the world affairs editor for the BBC, has ditched his plans to run a corporate consultancy business amid criticism that it would be a breach of editorial guidelines.
Simpson used his personal website to advertise the company, called Simpson Associates, which would offer media relations and crisis management advice.
It has been reported that on the site it was promised that the journalist’s “extensive network” of contacts including a “global team of expert advisers that include former senior editors and correspondents” could “respond seamlessly to our clients’ needs”.
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Source: The Drum
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