All Diversity articles – Page 65
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NewsITV News at Ten slammed for ‘shocking’ lack of expert women
ITV News at Ten has been the only flagship TV and radio news bulletin to go backwards in representing expert women - but others are making big strides after Broadcast’s campaign, according to research by City University.
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NewsWomen remain under-represented in news
Gender equality in the news has not improved since 2010, with women accounting for fewer than a quarter of individuals featured.
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NewsLenny Henry’s BAME vision shunned
The UK’s biggest broadcasters have rejected Sir Lenny Henry’s repeated demand for ring-fenced cash for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) productions, as the industry attempts to plot a path to improving diversity.
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NewsLenny Henry: N&R-style quotas needed to address BAME 'market failure'
Sir Lenny Henry has branded the TV industry’s poor record on BAME representation as a “market failure” and urged Ofcom, the BBC Trust and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to force broadcasters to ringfence funds to address the issue.
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FeaturesDirectors UK: BAME research
Where are all the BAME directors? A new report reveals shocking truths about the lack of representation in this key role across all television genres, discovers Robin Parker
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NewsDirectors UK delivers a diversity ‘wake-up call’
The TV industry is at least a decade away from achieving a fair representation of diversity among directors, according to Directors UK chief executive Andrew Chowns.
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CommentBBC gives a voice to British Asians
Corporation has been serving the needs of the community for 50 years
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NewsSimon Albury hits out at BBC diversity policy
The Campaign for Broadcasting Equality has submitted a 27-page response to the government’s charter renewal green paper which is heavily critical of the BBC’s record on diversity.
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FeaturesWilliam Mager, See Hear
As BBC2’s magazine show for the deaf community enters its 35th series, series producer William Mager discusses the ongoing significance of the format.
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CommentA backwards step for radio
Radio X’s blokeish stance is out-of-date and out of step with attempts to tackle inequality in radio, says Edward Adoo
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NewsTriForce launches comedy writer competition
Diverse comedy writers will get the chance to work on a Tiger Aspect development as part of TriForce Creative Network’s second WriterSlam.
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NewsPact hires head of diversity
Pact has hired Anjani Patel as diversity lead for television to replace the BBC-bound Joyce Adeluwoye-Adams.
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NewsLords warn of 'excessive interference' over gender gap
Conservative peer Lord Dobbs has raised concerns over the cost of recruitment reforms to improve gender equality in news and current affairs and claimed some recommendations came “close to excessive interference”.
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NewsTV urged to scrap interns to improve diversity
Lord Holmes has urged TV to seize the diversity initiative by scrapping unpaid internships, while hurdles to top creative jobs also emerged as a theme at the Edinburgh International Television Festival last week.
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CommentDiversity: no more excuses
The latest diversity guidance removes all barriers to progress, says Simon Albury
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NewsEHRC: diversity quotas 'run risk' of being unlawful
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has cast doubt over the lawfulness of quotas but backed Lenny Henry’s call to ring-fence funds and create diversity databases.
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NewsITV2 orders diverse comedies ahead of Mobos
ITV2 wants to make its mark in diverse content by ordering four comedies featuring and produced by black, Asian and minority ethnic talent.
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CommentGetting a better view of diversity
With just a little effort, the Diamond system will soon offer a richness of data on diversity, says Amanda Ariss
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NewsBBC reveals BAME fund spend
The BBC’s six new BAME assistant commissioners have revealed their aims and wishlists, and details have emerged of how the corporation has spent £1.5m of its Diversity Creative Talent Fund.
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NewsRow breaks out over C4's Muslim Drag Queens
A row has broken out over Channel 4 documentary Muslim Drag Queens, after the creator of a Guardian film with a similar title and subject area claimed to have been sidelined from the project.