Bbc news on diversity

Here are some recent articles and reports from the BBC on diversity:

Articles:

  1. "BBC faces criticism over lack of diversity in top jobs" (March 2023) - The BBC is facing criticism over the lack of diversity in its top jobs, with only 12% of its most senior roles held by women and 6% by ethnic minorities.
  2. "Diversity in the BBC: 'We're not doing enough'" (February 2023) - The BBC's director-general, Tim Davie, has admitted that the corporation is not doing enough to improve diversity and inclusion, and has set out a plan to increase diversity in its workforce.
  3. "BBC apologises for lack of diversity in comedy shows" (January 2023) - The BBC has apologised for the lack of diversity in its comedy shows, after a report found that only 12% of comedians on its platforms were from ethnic minority backgrounds.
  4. "BBC to increase diversity in newsroom" (December 2022) - The BBC has announced plans to increase diversity in its newsroom, including hiring more journalists from ethnic minority backgrounds and improving representation of women and people with disabilities.

Reports:

  1. "BBC Diversity and Inclusion Report 2022" (December 2022) - This report provides an overview of the BBC's progress on diversity and inclusion, including data on the representation of women, ethnic minorities, and people with disabilities in its workforce.
  2. "BBC's Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2020-2025" (2020) - This strategy sets out the BBC's goals and objectives for improving diversity and inclusion, including increasing representation of underrepresented groups and improving workplace culture.

Other initiatives:

  1. "BBC's 50/50 by 2025" initiative - This initiative aims to increase the representation of women in the BBC's workforce to 50% by 2025.
  2. "BBC's Disability Confident scheme" - This scheme aims to improve the representation of people with disabilities in the BBC's workforce and improve the accessibility of its services.
  3. "BBC's BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) Network" - This network aims to support and promote the careers of ethnic minority employees at the BBC.