New Report Finds Discrimination is Still at the Centre of UK News Media Industry

Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity reveals that a large number of writers from ethnic marginalised groups experience racial abuse in the workplace and are less likely to progress in their roles. 

In recent weeks, ITN Global Security Editor Rohit Kachroo and Birmingham City University Media Senior Lecturer, Dr Ellie Tomsett, have conducted a new report on discrimination in the UK news and media industry, and the findings are shocking.

Results find that, out of the 80 anonymous participants, 63% concluded that they have experienced racism in the workplace. Another report showed that 70% of ethnically marginalised groups do not believe that there are sufficient opportunities to progress. These statistics

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