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"Research from the
Who Gets to Tell Australian Stories? 2.0 report released
today shows newsrooms across Australia are responsible for reinforcing and
reproducing racial inequalities because they fail to represent the voices and
faces of the society they serve.
Australia’s population is more diverse than ever. The latest ABS Census data
shows just 54% of Australians now claim an Anglo-Celtic background. Around 25%
have a non-European background, 18% have a European background, and 3% have an
Indigenous background.
Yet new research from the University of Sydney, UTS Jumbunna Institute for
Indigenous Education and Research, and Media Diversity Australia confirms the
journalist workforce remains overwhelmingly Anglo-Celtic and white. The
research found that almost 80% of television news and current affairs
presenters on the major free-to-air networks are Anglo-Celtic. Likewise, 78% of
senior network news editors are Anglo-Celtic. Just 1.3% of on-air talent on
commercial networks are from a non-European background.
Concerningly, the new report shows that little progress has been made since the
first report in 2020.
Particularly problematic are regional newsrooms. Regional newspapers, radio and
TV stations are said to be more closely aligned with their communities than
metropolitan media outlets. Regional newsrooms are also a recognised training
ground for journalists and an important pathway for those seeking a foothold
into Australian media more broadly.
But editors acknowledge that recruitment processes often lead to the employment
of Anglo-Celtic journalists, effectively shutting the door to a more diverse
workforce that will more properly represent the population it serves."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
