#media-impact

#media-impact

I was mindful that I needed to act in a certain way because I knew my pupils would be watching, says Scott, who was in teacher training and working at a placement school when he applied for The Traitors. Handily, the show's shooting schedule coincided with the school holidays, but he says BBC rules dictated that police officers, medical professionals, prison workers and teachers had to inform their employers they were going on the show.

"Three days after News 12's initial report, city agencies started to take action. This shows the impact that media can have on important community issues."

In 2011, Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed he'd fathered a child with a household staff member in 2001, maintaining the secret from his then-wife, Maria Shriver, until after his governorship, leading to their split.