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Why isn’t our press more diverse?: Gary Younge

Columnist, the Guardian

Most of those who run, and recruit to, British newspapers . . . claim they are colour-blind. But blindness is a disability. If you cannot see race you won't see racism; nor will you notice that the overwhelming majority of your staff is white. (Guardian, 1999)

Tags: Race and the media

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