Why Fordham turned down âwhitewashedâ Nine ad Ben Fordham rushed to Channel 9âs defence over a TV ad criticised for a lack of diversity, but said he turned down a request to appear in it.
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Subscriber only Channel 9 staple Ben Fordham has defended the media organisation s Covid-19 vaccine advert as really well done after it was slammed for a lack of diversity. The video, which was slathered across social media and TV, featured Karl Stefanovic and Allison Langdon getting their jabs while a host of other caucasian 9 personalities urged Australians to do the same.
The TV network unveiled its #GetVaccinated promotion on Tuesday with the tagline this is our shot to encourage people around the country to get the jab.
Channel Nine s campaign features a host of the Nine s biggest stars, but all of them are white, with Indigenous presenter Brooke Boney and Vietnamese-Australian Tracy Vo glaring omissions