naomi24
These are trainee script writers. They are being offered a course, not a job. There is no guarantee of a job at the end of it.
I applaud the BBC for making this move.
I personally want to see more drama written and directed by people who aren't necessarily white Oxbridge men.
More women, such as Susanne Bier, who directed the third best drama of 2016 (The Night Manager) and gay writers Russell T Davis.
A bit of diversity is great.
And it counteracts the bias that some people have. AOG recently stated that employers may not want to take on black or Asian people because they might cause trouble at some point in the future.
As long as there are people with hiring responsibility who deliberately exclude people who are not white, then moves to redress the balance will always be welcomed by me.