BBC and ITV ranked worst for representing women on news bulletins
By John Glenday
Both the BBC and ITV have come under fire for failing to adequately represent women on their flagship news bulletins with male voices outnumbering females by four to one on each broadcaster’s main evening news slot.
A study conducted by City University found that the BBC was the worst performing broadcaster on this measure with a gender imbalance of 3.8 male experts for every one female, with ITV News faring only slightly better with a ratio of 3.6 to one.
The broadcasters weren’t the only culprits however with Channel 4, Sky and Channel 5 also found to feature at least twice as Read full story ›
Source: The Drum




