Monday, 27 April 2020

Trevor Phillips, the Covid-19 Review and Why it Proves We Need Diversity Behind the Camera

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Yesterday a joint letter was sent by 16 BAME medical organisations, representing tens of thousands of medics in the UK, to Public Hea...
Friday, 24 April 2020

How Social Media Challenges Shed Light On Industry Diversity Problems

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Two Twitter threads I have recently been part of sum up the difficulties of creating a more diverse media industry perfectly. In the l...
Monday, 20 April 2020

If you want to know the truth about diversity - follow the money

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One of the most important programmes I oversaw, just before I left the BBC, was a Panorama investigation into drugs in sport. The inves...
Friday, 10 April 2020

Broadcasters, do you know who's benefiting from your Covid-19 schemes?

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How much are schemes to help the TV and film industry during these unprecedented times of Covid-19 helping people from diverse backgroun...
Friday, 3 April 2020

Not All Gender Diversity Wins Are Equal

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Many years ago, as a series producer working in BBC documentaries, I once recommended a young Assistant Producer to a fellow series ...
Tuesday, 24 March 2020

Today We Launch the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity

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Today, Wednesday 25th March, the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity is launched. It will be a virtual launch, for obvious re...
Monday, 23 March 2020

Women in Film and Television Will Suffer More Than Men Because of Covid-19 – Here is How We Can Stop That Happening

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An advantage of living and working in China is that you get a glimpse into the future of what is going to happen in other countries wi...