(Image: AAP/David Gray) Editorial staff at the ABC have reacted to a review that found “overwhelmingly” consistent experiences of racism within the national broadcaster’s workforce. On Tuesday, the Janke review into “ABC systems and processes in support of staff who experience racism” was released, and the findings were damning. The majority of participants in the review reported experiencing racism at the ABC, as well as being subject to racist attacks from outside the organisation.
The review found that the majority of participants feared speaking out about racism, and felt that the workplace was culturally unsafe. Managing director David Anderson apologised to current and former staff who experienced racism at the public broadcaster, calling the findings of the report “disturbing”. Mehreen Faruqi writes to communications minister over ABC board’s lack of diversity Read More Crikey spoke to five current and former ABC journalists, some of whom participated in the review process, on the release of the report.
Every journalist interviewed did so on the condition of anonymity, for fear of professional repercussions. While one journalist (who took part in the review) told Crikey that they felt the process did a good job of addressing a lot of the relevant issues experienced by staff at Aunty, they were not convinced true change could be achieved. The majority of reporters who spoke to Crikey echoed that sentiment.
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