The UK media is a clear host and enabler of racism. We have to change that.
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There are so many examples of this, but a few recent ones: @Nadine_Writes excellent piece on accusations of institutional racism at the BBC https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/bbc-institutionally-racist_uk_5f3f9c78c5b697824f977779">https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/bbc...
Then we have @NiellahArboine of @galdemzine (on the BBC) talking about why black journalists are so under-represented in newsrooms https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000m56h">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programme...
This brilliant study by @carlamurphy on why people of colour LEAVE newsrooms is US-focused but pretty damning (we really need UK research on this too) https://source.opennews.org/articles/introducing-leavers-results-survey/">https://source.opennews.org/articles/...
As well as who is employed in our newsrooms - and how they are treated - content is key too. Look how often people of colour are wrongly labelled or mixed up in pictures, over and over again.
https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/guardian-and-manchester-evening-news-apologise-for-mixing-up-photos-of-black-people/
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https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/da... href=" https://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/news/publishing-news/2020/07/manchester-evening-news-uses-wrong-photo-tribute-denise-johnson">https://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/news/publ...
https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/guardian-and-manchester-evening-news-apologise-for-mixing-up-photos-of-black-people/
https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/guardian-... href=" https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/dawn-butler-bell-riberio-addy-black-labour-mp-bbc-getty-a9318746.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/da... href=" https://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/news/publishing-news/2020/07/manchester-evening-news-uses-wrong-photo-tribute-denise-johnson">https://www.prolificnorth.co.uk/news/publ...