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David Olusoga Calls for Structural Change in U.K. TV Industry in Powerful MacTaggart Lecture
Naman Ramachandran Historian, broadcaster and writer David Olusoga has called for a structural change in the U.K. television industry to bring about inclusiveness, but has also warned about the “lack of trust” the Black, Asian, and minority ethnic community has for the existing system after 30 years of neglect.“We need to make structural changes, not merely seek to bring black and brown people into a system that has historically failed them,” said Olusoga, while delivering the annual James MacTaggart Lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Monday, held virtually for the first time due to the coronavirus pandemic.While acknowledging the promised improvements among U.K.
