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6 Jun 06, 6:13 PM - 大象传媒 appoints new diversity exec
Channel 4's former Editorial Manager of Cultural Diversity, Mary FitzPatrick, has today been given the newly created role of Editorial Executive of Diversity for 大象传媒 television.
Mary will take overall responsibility for reviewing and tracking on-screen content including the portrayal of black and minority ethnic and disabled people. Part of Jana Bennett's team (Head of Television), Mary will work closely with channel controllers, commissioners, in-house and independent production companies to improve on-screen
portrayal and diversity on 大象传媒 Television, including offering valuable advice to programme makers during the course of the development and production of
programmes.
Jana Bennett said: "The creation of this important new role reflects our commitment to putting audiences at the heart of what we do at the 大象传媒."
For more details read the 大象传媒 press release.
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At 05:15 PM on 07 Jun 2006, Basher wrote:
Just one time. One time when someone appoints a diversity person. Just one time ... it would be nice to have a disabled person rather than one from an ethnic minority. Let me be petty and divisive for a second (but you know you feel it too) THERE'S MORE OF US THAN THEM! It bothers me too that so-called 'respect for ethnic minorities' is really all about 'defence against them bombing us again'. It doesn't sit right with me and it's not real respect. And I also find it repulsive that 'black oriented TV' appears to be translated as 'programmes for thickos'. Diversity all round has gone awry. Help me with my conspiracy theories and self-loathing all who read.
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At 06:36 PM on 08 Jun 2006, wrote:
Basher,
If you want help with your conspiracy theory then think about this. Why don't the 大象传媒 simply have black, Asian and disabled people making their programmes, rather than an advisor telling white non-disabled people what to do? And why is the advisor black? - because if your diversity is just going to be all spin and no substance then race is a much more pressing issue. Simple really.
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At 09:39 PM on 13 Jun 2006, wrote:
I would encourage Mary Fitzpatrick to focus on getting more people with personal experience of impairment upstream of the programme making process over the monitoring of the output downstream.
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