Access all areas : the diversity manifesto for TV and beyond / Lenny Henry & Marcus Ryder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Henry, Lenny, author.

Ryder, Marcus, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media and minorities--Great Britain.

Mass media and minorities.

Mass media--Social aspects--Great Britain.

Mass media.

Diversity in the workplace--Great Britain.

Diversity in the workplace.

Equality--Great Britain.

Equality.

Discrimination in employment--Great Britain.

Discrimination in employment.

Black people--Great Britain--Social conditions.

Black people.

Black people--Social conditions.

Mass media--Social aspects.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

vii, 181 pages ; 18 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Faber, 2021.

Summary:

Sir Lenny Henry rang up the Office for National Statistics to confirm something he'd been thinking about for a long time. They told him that only 29.5% of the United Kingdom's population is made up of white, heterosexual, able-bodied men; so, he wonders, why do they still make up the vast majority of people we see in our media? Joining forces with the former Chair of the Royal Television Society's Diversity Committee Marcus Ryder, he draws on decades of experience to reveal why recent efforts to diversify media have been thus far ineffective, and why they are simply not enough. With wit, humour and unflinching gravitas they analyse the flaws of current diversity initiatives, point out the structural and financial imbalances working against the cause, and provide clear solutions to get the media industry back on track. Access All Areas is an urgent, actionable manifesto that will dramatically shift the debate around diversity and the media -- Provided by the publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Pun That Changed My Life

2. 96.9

3. Question of Trust

3.5. I'm No Lemon

4. Be Careful of the Rhino

5. Scared

6. Numbers vs. Real Lives

7. Girl, You Know It's True; Diversity, I Love You

8. Humpty Dumpty Sat on a Wall ...

8.5. The Unbearable Diversity Burden of Loneliness

9. So Near and Yet So Far

16. Don't Mourn

Mobilise!

11. Power to the People

12. 96 per cent Majority Manifesto.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-181).

Other Format:

Ebook version :

ISBN:

0571365124

9780571365128

OCLC:

1196241320

Publisher Number:

99992322012