fx takes major steps to improve diversity in racially biased tv system /

Published at 2016-08-09 22:02:43

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The network behind The People v OJ Simpson and American Horror anecdote has made a major push to hire more women and people of color behind the lensFX,the TV network that dominated this years Emmy nominations thanks to The People v OJ Simpson and Fargo, is taking action to improve diversity behind the camera. The recent development comes in the wake of statistics compiled by the Directors Guild of America, and which found that only 12% of the directors hired to helm episodes during the channel’s 2014-15 season were women or people of color. As Variety revealed in 2015,FX had the worst track record of all networks. Related: Game of Thrones dominates Emmy awards list with 23 nominations Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com