British Journalism Award winner and leading authority on media diversity Marcus Ryder MBE gives his take on the issue following Press Gazette’s race and the media survey. When we talk about the racism and bigotry in the UK media industry it is very easy to focus on some of the worst most visible excesses. The recent Press Gazette survey about racism and bigotry in the UK news media makes for shocking reading. When three quarters (74%) of black journalists who responded to the survey were able to answer “yes” to the question: “Have you personally experienced, or witnessed, racism whilst working in the UK Media?” something is horribly wrong.