Media Unscripted, presented by FIPP
Media Unscripted, presented by FIPP
FIPP
Media Unscripted with the BBC's 50:50 Equality Project
44 minutes Posted Feb 16, 2022 at 4:03 pm.
Equality Project. Launched in 2017, by Outside Source presenter Ros Atkins, the project aims to achieve 50:50 gender representation in the media and beyond.
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In this episode we are discussing the BBC’s hugely important and influential
Joining us are Lara Joaniddes, the project’s Creative Diversity Lead, and Miranda Holt, who is the External Partners Lead. They are quite rightly proud of all that has been achieved to date, as diversity is now a top priority, rather than an after thought.
Lara and Miranda talk about:
Discovering new voices - rather than fulfilling quotas
Driving and demanding change in terms of diversity
How the project is now BBC policy
The partners they are excited about working with
Ambitious targets for the BBC's 100th anniversary
Finding female role models
Biggest challenges of the project 
How the project is creating training and opportunities for women
What the future of media should look like
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