Friday, 7 August 2015

But there's always more we can do


Talking about Feedback and Today, there was a classic BBC exchange on today's Feedback between Roger Bolton and Today editor Jamie Angus:
Roger Bolton: Of course, some people do think that your programme needs a more diverse make-up. There was an opportunity, I suppose, also to look specifically for a black presenter. Did you think of that? 
Jamie Angus: Well, we take our...the issue of on-air diversity very seriously. Having presided over the appointment of the first Today presenter from an ethnic minority in Mishal Husain...and, indeed, our reporter team I think is now made up of three women and two men, and one of the women is from an ethnic minority...I think actually that Today's in quite a good place and making good progress. But there's always more we can do.
Of course there is, Jamie. Always.