Plan B - BBC Journalist ?

[SunnyInHades]

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Reference: 63564

Date Added: 21 November 2017
Closing Date: 4 December 2017

Job Title: Trainee Broadcast Journalist
Working For: BBC
Location: London
Salary: London living wage - £10.20 per hour

Job Details
12 month opportunity for budding news junkies to gain hands on experience at a national and international level with the iconic BBC World Service.

This internship is only open to candidates from a black, Asian or non-white ethnic minority background.

Closing Date: 4 December 2017

[original PM]

From w4mp | The site for everyone working for an MP

Reference: 63564

Date Added: 21 November 2017
Closing Date: 4 December 2017

Job Title: Trainee Broadcast Journalist
Working For: BBC
Location: London
Salary: London living wage - £10.20 per hour

Job Details
12 month opportunity for budding news junkies to gain hands on experience at a national and international level with the iconic BBC World Service.

This internship is only open to candidates from a black, Asian or non-white ethnic minority background.

Closing Date: 4 December 2017

erm isn't that incredibly racist?

[bobspud]

erm isn't that incredibly racist?

No its fine. We are only white guys we don't need jobs. I find the whole inclusiveness debate extremely disgusting. The way its focused is on we must get more LGBQ or whatever into our workplace what they actually normal need not apply...

I agree that we are imbalanced now but there should never be a position where a job is not open to you because of your age, sex or race. The best person should always get the role if we need to do something to get the other candidates up to scratch thats a different matter and one we need to address sooner rather than later. But discrimination positive or otherwise is illegal.

[original PM]

No its fine. We are only white guys we don't need jobs. I find the whole inclusiveness debate extremely disgusting. The way its focused is on we must get more LGBQ or whatever into our workplace what they actually normal need not apply...

I agree that we are imbalanced now but there should never be a position where a job is not open to you because of your age, sex or race. The best person should always get the role if we need to do something to get the other candidates up to scratch thats a different matter and one we need to address sooner rather than later. But discrimination positive or otherwise is illegal.

Where I work it is like a box ticking exercise.

Got some black people - tick

How about a Lesbian - tick

Maybe a disabled person - yup one of those also

Anyone been employed who actually has the skills for the job - maybe - but it wasn't the focus of the recruitment.

[NotAllThere]

...
This internship is only open to candidates from a black, Asian or non-white ethnic minority background..

What, no Inuit?

[bobspud]

What, no Inuit?

Only if they are gay and have a leg missing...

The worst part of that advert is the divisiveness it causes by openly pitching race in society. When we talk about inclusiveness we need to be inclusive not replace one cozy little club with the next one.

[GJABS]

I'm think I better keep out of this one..

[darmstadt]

Personally I think it is racist and should be reported.

[ChimpMaster]

From w4mp | The site for everyone working for an MP

Reference: 63564

Date Added: 21 November 2017
Closing Date: 4 December 2017

Job Title: Trainee Broadcast Journalist
Working For: BBC
Location: London
Salary: London living wage - £10.20 per hour

Job Details
12 month opportunity for budding news junkies to gain hands on experience at a national and international level with the iconic BBC World Service.

This internship is only open to candidates from a black, Asian or non-white ethnic minority background.

Closing Date: 4 December 2017

There's probably a similar job being advertised by the BBC, paying a lot more but with the condition that This internship is only open to candidates from a white background.

[ChimpMaster]

Or is this just a really bad Black Friday joke?