Black On White TV

Tuesday, 30 April 2019

Lack of Diversity Is Because Of Too Much BS - According To Scientists

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When I was the head of current affairs programme at BBC Scotland I used to regularly travel down to London to pitch programmes to diff...
Wednesday, 24 April 2019

TV Diversity and the Gray Rhino Problem

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I moved to Beijing just over three years ago after living my entire life in the UK. Living in a different country not only gives...
Wednesday, 17 April 2019

What raising a child and media diversity have in common - bring in the grandparents

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My son was born in Beijing almost three years ago. My sister-in-law was living with my wife and me in China at the time and was ...
Thursday, 11 April 2019

32 to 1 - Ofcom's diversity in numbers

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Last week I gave a speech to a room full of people interested in diversity in the media. It was a wonderful event in which I was abl...
Tuesday, 19 March 2019

Diversity and the power to say what you really think

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OK before reading this blog post make sure the children have been put to bed and people of a delicate disposition may want to skip t...
Tuesday, 12 March 2019

Rejection, diversity and mental health - we need to talk

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Rejection hurts, talking about it can be even more painful but it might be the only way for people from diverse communities to help ...
Thursday, 7 March 2019

We cannot increase diversity if we do not define it

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Just over a week ago Ofcom (the body that regulates British television) finished its consultation process on how the industry sho...
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BlackOnWhiteTV
The Black On White TV blog examines issues of race and diversity in British TV and across the media. It is interested in issues of representation and equality both in front of the camera and behind it. The blog was set up by Marcus Ryder who was a founding member of the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity and has over 25 years experience working in television, radio and online. He left the BBC after 24 years as the Editor of BBC Scotland Current Affairs. He is currently Head of External Consultancies at the Sir Lenny Henry Centre of Media Diversity. He is also a Visiting Professor at Birmingham City University for Media Diversity and an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Journalism at The University of Sussex.
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