May 8, 2003

Off the clock != Off the hook
Posted by jbutler@bostonworks.com">Jason Butler at 10:32 AM -

What do you do when your employer disapproves of your extracurricular activities?

CNN anchor Aaron Brown backed out of a gig promoting pharmaceuticals in news-like programs.

Christa Robinson, a spokeswoman for CNN, said that the network initially agreed that Mr. Brown could serve as host of the videos after WJMK told him that the segments would be produced as independent news vignettes for public television and that he would have editorial oversight.

"Based on information we recently learned, WJMK is not sufficiently independent to satisfy the editorial standards of CNN or Aaron Brown," she said.

Globe columnist Bob Ryan was suspended for comments he made on a local television show.

Many bloggers have been disciplined, by termination or its threat (1, 2, 3, 4), because of what they've written on their sites.

Some of these people should have known better, but in this challenging job market, is there anywhere your employer cannot follow you?

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