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Working Class Representation In UK Film & TV At Lowest Level For A Decade – Research
UK Film & TV working class representation has hit a 10-year low according to research revealed by Channel 4 News.
The Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre found that just one in 12 people now working in film, TV and radio are from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. The proportion of working class people in UK TV and film is half that of music and the performing arts, although this 16% figure is still miles behind the population’s overall average. The damning research could act as a wake up call to an industry that has launched multiple diversity programs over the past few years to help those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, with the BBC in particular focusing heavily on this portion of the population.
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