Former culture minister David Lammy concerned over lack of specific ethnicity targets in draft regulatory frameworkA former culture minister has accused the media regulator Ofcom of shirking its responsibilities to improve diversity both on and off screen at the BBC and has called on the government to ensure that improvements are made to its powers.
David Lammy,the Labour MP who was instrumental in the parliamentary push to include diversity in the current BBC constitution, expressed concerns over Ofcom’s draft regulatory framework, and which failed to include specific targets or any attempt to monitor off-screen employment as well as on-air talent. Related: Ofcom means more BBC bureaucracy,not less Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com