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The BBC say the cuts are part of a modernisation plan to save £80million But it previously said all senior leadership groups should have at least two staff members from minority ethnic backgrounds and this will break that guideline Ahmeds role was created by Unsworth in 2018 and she said she was thrilled he was joining her top team

BBC culls news board amid plans to ‘modernise’ February 10, 2021, 3:29 pm The broadcaster said it was ‘restructuring’ the board as part of ‘plans to modernise BBC News’ (Ian West/PA) The BBC has culled its news board amid cuts and job losses in the division and an £80 million savings plan. Five posts, including that held by its editorial director Kamal Ahmed, will be closed. The broadcaster said it was “restructuring” the board as part of “plans to modernise BBC News”. The...

Five posts, including that held by its editorial director Kamal Ahmed, will be closed. The broadcaster said it was “restructuring” the board as part of “plans to modernise BBC News”. The slimmed-down board will remain headed by director of news and current affairs Fran Unsworth. Fran Unsworth announced the changes (Kirsty O’Connor/PA) Ahmed’s role as editorial director included overseeing Question Time and he is paid around £205,000. Gavin Allen’s £180,000 role as head of news ...

BBC News Group Board has made role of its most senior BAME news executive redundant 10 February 2021 • 7:27pm An email signed by dozens of BBC staff was understood to have been sent to Tim Davie protesting at Kamal Ahmeds removal Credit: Massimiliano Donati/Getty The BBC is facing a backlash after making the role of its most senior BAME news executive redundant, and appointing an all-white board in contravention of the corporation’s diversity rules. Kamal Ahmed, once tipped as a future dire...

People from working class backgrounds are often depicted negatively and are the object of ridicule on TV, a BBC report has found. The BBC admitted that it must avoid stereotyping characters and instead move towards more nuanced portrayals of the working class in a report on creative diversity both on and off screen. The report - authored by the BBCs diversity chief June Sarpong - found that just over a quarter of viewers believe there is not enough representation of people from diverse economi...