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Hi all,

We have recently embarked on creating a Facebook page for our center, a
mid-sized natural history museum with extensive collections. Our Facebook
presence is intended, in part, as a mechanism to reach out to and engage a
new segment of the public. We hope to accomplish this with an array of
content including video. In our archives we have video with content that
could be considered sensitive (e.g. a graphic lecture by a Yale researcher
on animal reproduction, an MLK poetry slam). Though we believe this content
may help us achieve our outreach goals, we have two major concerns:
1) Can we post this type of content in a way (e.g. With disclaimers?) that
won't offend the public
2) How do we defend the posting of this type of content among the ranks of
those within the museum unfamiliar with Facebook, YouTube, etc...

We wondered if a clear mission statement might help us with the latter.  Any
experience with or ideas for 1)?  Anyone have a mission statement for their
Facebook (or similar) presence that they'd be willing to share?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Everything best,

Jamie
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Jamie Alonzo

Coordinator, Education Special Projects
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

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