Leading comms publication, PR Week, take a look at how the PR industry is fostering creativity; what are the issues mentors think they need to tackle and is a lack of diversity in marketing communications hampering creativity? John Harrington speaks to Creative Access CEO, Josie Dobrin for her views on the issue.
Concrete, the University of East Anglia’s official student newspaper, reports on diversity in the creative industries and nominates Creative Access as their chosen organisation to fundraise for during this academic year. Read more about it here.
The Bookseller, trade publication for the book industry, reports that Bonnier Books UK imprint Lagom has signed an “important and timely” anthology from the authors of Slay In Your Lane, Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené. As part of the publication of Loud Black Girls, The Anthology’ Bonnier Books is also offering a four-month editorial internship in collaboration with Creative Access. Read more about […]
A memorial fund supporting BAME internships in publishing and the theatre has been launched in memory of Mo Siewcharran, the former Nielsen Book director of marketing and communications who died suddenly in June 2017. The Fund – run in conjunction with Creative Access, will support four interns a year for an initial five years, with […]
As the television industry works towards ensuring a more diverse workforce, UK and US execs tell Television Business International the practices – from networking to Creative Access – that are improving workplace inclusivity. The full article can be read here.
This week the Resolution Foundation published a report which explores pay penalties among the UK’s ethnic minorities. The report shows that between 1996-97 and 2016-17 the employment rate among black and Pakistani/Bangladeshi men grew by over a quarter, while it doubled among Pakistani/Bangladeshi women. But in spite of this progress, large pay gaps remain. The average […]
National newspapers are now investing in BAME interns after realising the need to represent the communities they want to reach reports leading trade publication, the Press Gazette. Creative Access places around 30 to 40 young BAME journalists a year, working with organisations including the BBC, ITN, The Financial Times, The Telegraph and The Times. Co-founder and CEO of charity […]
Where is diversity in the creative industries? Co-founder and CEO of charity Creative Access, Josie Dobrin, travelled to New Zealand to speak at the Publisher’s Association of New Zealand’s biennial conference. Whilst she was there she spoke to radio host Kathryn Ryan about how to create more diversity in the creative industries, with a focus […]
Rajdeep Sandhu, Political Reporter at BBC Radio Kent (and former Creative Access intern at HarperCollins) explores the term “BAME”. Rajdeep explores the history of the term, interviews David Lammy MP and a host of Creative Access interns about their opinions. It’s a term often used by politicians, officials and the media – including the BBC […]
“Is this fake news?” was the message I received through my Facebook page with a screenshot of an advertisement for a training opportunity at a BBC radio station. It clearly stated that the roles were only open to people from Black and Asian backgrounds. Ushma Mistry reports on how affirmative action or ‘positive discrimination’ is […]
