https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/aug/22/channel-4-britain-poshest-broadcaster-diversity-study-finds-staff-working-class-background
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It's the Alternative Mctaggart lecture so would have been expected to give a "political speech".
What was he supposed to give a talk on - The Death of the Sitcom?
I'm no fan of Corbyn but this is very odd criticism. His concerns are no different from those held internally at big media...
Exactly, but you may have missed the context.
He was giving a speech to the Edinburgh Television Festival where the speakers are invited to talk about television, journalism etc..
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Haven't really followed this but if I get the jist I agree with him, which isn't often.
The media is achingly middle class and I don't mean white heterosexual male middle class.
From my experience the media as an industry does quite well in all forms of representation but the class issue is...
Allowed should be replaced with afford.
Channel 4 news by the way (which I love) is produced by ITN.
It does seem to have a politically political stand which the BBC can't afford to have.
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