We built it, and they came
Marcus Ryder MBE reflects on the centre's achievements, how the UK media industry has changed and what he has learnt in his three years in the role.
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Filming Windrush
Newsreel films of the Empire Windrush and the arrival of West Indians at Tilbury Docks have been shown extensively in n...
Read moreGenerative AI Diversity Guidelines
Generative AI (GAI) programmes, such as ChatGPT and Bing, are increasingly entering UK newsrooms as a tool for British ...
Read moreOne year anniversary of the Ukraine War continues to highlight journalism’s diversity deficit
The 24th February 2023 marks the one year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. While the ongoing war remains...
Read more#BaftasStillTooWhite and What We can Do About It
The lack of racial diversity at the Baftas was terrible - here is why it doesn’t matter.
Read moreNew census figures reveal BBC needs to increase local radio programmes for Black and Asian communities not cut them
The current provision of BBC local radio services to its Black and Asian audiences is based (correctly) on 2011 census...
Read moreDiversity Cannot Be A Casualty of BBC Local Radio Restructure
BBC local radio has been under-serving its Black, Asian and audiences of colour for decades. It is now at risk of fail...
Read moreStop Blaming the ‘Wrong Type’ of Black People When Diversity Goes Wrong
By any criteria, in terms of diversity, these are unprecedented times in European politics. We have never seen greater ...
Read moreThe Queen's death has exposed UK media's diversity problem
At 4.45pm on Thursday 8th September I had a one-to-one meeting with the BBC Director General, Tim Davie, to discuss why...
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