Something's not working with the diversity recruitment antennae at the BBC, despite the expensive services of June Sarpong and a raft of Diversity & Inclusion Officers and Diversity Creatives.
Normal 'friends' of Tim Davie, led by Sir Lenny Henry, Pat and Gary Younge, Maxine Watson, Sam Bickley and more, are piling in with an open letter about Marcus Ryder and the Executive Editorship of Newsbeat and news on The Asian Network. (It looks like you don't have to be that senior to sign - you can join in via Google Forms).
My goodness ... it worked, despite putting my occupation as "Not a journalist".
ReplyDeleteA novel way to crack "fair selection". Get a gang to lobby for you. Wonder if China Global will be sorry to see MR go.
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