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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Nadine White

Racism is ‘commonplace’ in UK journalism with more senior Black staff needed across industry, report warns

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Racism is “commonplace” in the UK journalism industry, which needs more Black people in senior positions and more race correspondents to improve diversity of coverage, a new study has found.

Published on Tuesday by the Ethical Journalism Network (EJN), the report lays bare the stark challenges faced by Black journalists in the British news media.

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