Defending equality and diversity in media and journalism - we can make things better

The last few months have seen an attack on diversity, inclusion, and equity in the United States, affecting multiple areas of the media, education, and reporting. In the UK, you are twice as likely to find privately educated white men in journalism than anyone else, and our media is increasingly concentrated in the hands of billionaires and oligarchs. Meanwhile, some social media channels are rife with misogyny, racism, homophobia and anti-trans abuse. But does it have to be that way?

No. It doesn’t! This special Bylines Network webinar brings you expert views, personal testimony and inspiring solutions from the front line of the battle for a better news and media landscape. This is 80 minutes of fresh and powerful perspectives from the UK and beyond, including:

• Who really owns and runs the press, and why the current attack on diversity should come as no surprise.

• How time-served campaigners are no longer whispering about diversity, but shouting, and the strategies we can all use to mak…