JC
Until such time the company amends it's policy & procedures manual I'll continue to follow the manual.
Would you read a newspaper with CASA inspector on board? How about on a route check with a senior check on board? The way I operate an aircraft is the same whether or not anyone else is looking over my shoulder.
I don't make the rules. Just follow them & I don't decide which part of policy I choose to adhere by & which ones I don't. So I choose to follow them all.
Would you allow a fellow crew member to take your photo whilst reading a newspaper in the cruise. It would be harmless if that photo ended up on a social networking site.
I find time to read the paper when I'm not at work.
If you can justify breaches of policy & are happy with that so be it. But I make no apologies for following procedures outlined by my employer.