Hearst is instituting a new social media policy that bans its employees, journalists on staff included, from expressing personal political opinions online. The news was shared publicly by the Hearst Magazines Media Union on Monday.
The updated policy requires that personal social media accounts not be used to express personal political views and that political posts (with a candidate or opinion) must first be reviewed by a supervisor before posting, an internal, confidential source told Fashionista. Those who do not follow the policy are subject to being fired or "disciplined." The policy also encourages employees to report their fellow coworkers for posts that feel too "inflammatory."
