All Disability articles – Page 28
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NewsBBC Academy wins disability initiative award
The BBC Academy has been awarded for its training scheme for the disabled at the inaugural Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative Awards.
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NewsBBC News bosses take diversity training
BBC News bosses have had training on “unconscious bias” in recruitment as part of wide-ranging efforts to improve the diversity of the division.
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FeaturesJohn Ryley, Sky News
The head of Sky News discusses his efforts to boost the number of female experts on screen
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CommentSochi Paralympics: a calculated gamble
Sustaining viewer interest was the biggest challenge, reflects Jeff Foulser
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PodcastTalking TV special: The Last Leg takeover
Fresh from winning best entertainment programme at the Royal Television Society Awards, the boys from The Last Leg create mischief on a special edition of Broadcast’s Talking TV podcast.
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CommentThe clock is ticking on diversity
BBC3’s last 18 months as a TV channel offer a useful timeframe
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CommentNews needs to reflect the audience to stay relevant
Advertisers realise the importance of diversity, and so should we
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NewsCDN puts diversity pledges to test
The Creative Diversity Network (CDN) is on the brink of unveiling a monitoring service that will assess how the major broadcasters’ are performing against their diversity targets – and compared with each other – for the first time.
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NewsTV admits diversity failures
Baroness Floella Benjamin made an impassioned plea in her opening address at Ed Vaizey’s diversity roundtable last week: “Don’t let our children down,” she said, “especially our young black men. They don’t feel part of this.”
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NewsOlly Lambert joins Newsnight
Olly Lambert, the award-winning freelance documentary director behind Syria: Across the Lines, has joined Newsnight as its first filmmaker in residence.
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NewsR4 political chief slams BBC portrayals of disability
BBC Radio 4’s chief political correspondent Gary O’Donoghue has criticised the corporation’s drama output for allowing actors to effectively “black up” to play people with disabilities.
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CriticsTV Critics: The Silent War; Getting Rich in the Recession; The Audience; Byzantium
“A workmanlike account of the role subs played in the Cold War.” Read on for the verdict on last night’sTV.
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The Broadcast InterviewInterview: Ruby Wax
Comedian Ruby Wax is back in the limelight - this time as a corporate speaker on mental health issues
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The Broadcast InterviewJustin Fletcher and Allan Johnson
Few characters can rival Santa Claus in a child’s eyes - apart from CBeebies’ Mr Tumble that is.
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NewsCohen calls for more diverse workforce
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has called for the TV industry to become more diverse in a number of areas.
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NewsChannel 4 resurrects Secret History
Channel 4 is to bring back Secret History, its long-running TV documentary series which aired from 1991 to 2004.
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CriticsTV Critics: The Tunnel; Hello Ladies; Veep; The One and Only Cilla Black; Out There; Britain's Booming Cannabis Business
“It’s atmospheric, intriguing, gripping, with interesting, complex characters and strong performances. It’s just that it’s exactly the same as the original.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsC4 installs mini-rig season
Channel 4 is launching a season of mini-rig docs set in locations including a taxi firm and 24 hour emergency call-out offices.
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CommentAll Eyes On Us
One year on from the Paralympics, Eelyn Lee says C4 must join up its disabled programming strategy
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NewsC4 defends Undateables brand
The commissioner of Channel 4’s The Undateables has defended the controversial title and marketing campaign – but admitted that the publicity “struggled to convey the warmth of the show”.