Tweeting and filming council meetings? Oh, go on then....

The Daily Post's Right to Tweet campaign continues to roll forward (we even made Roy Greenslade's blog) but since we've launched it there have been a number of other instances of newspaper journalists and councillors falling foul of the 'can we/can't we' ad hoc approach. 

Some of the recent examples can be found here (Hounslow) here (Oldham) here (Rotherham) and a number of Welsh councils, according to the director of the Electoral Reform Society,
Among the councils named by the ERS was Anglesey. However, good news on that front: 

COUNCILLORS on Anglesey are being encouraged to take to Twitter and Facebook to engage with communities – while the press and public will also be free to tweet from meetings.

Anglesey council is drawing up a social media protocol for members which sets out how elected members should interact with people on social media but warns “inappropriate” use could end in a standards hearing.

A draft report for the island authority also states it will permit the use of social media by the public and even allow for people to film proceedings on smartphones [my italics - purely because I'm so delighted to read such a sentence] as long as they do not disrupt the meeting.

You can read the full story here; the vote does have to be cast to set the plan in stone, but it's a really positive step forward and one that sets a standard for others. Da iawn, Ynys Mon. Hopefully we'll see others following in your footsteps soon.

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