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Union welcomes BBC’s apology to Carrie Gracie
The BBC has apologised to Carrie Gracie who quit her job as the corporation’s China editor in a dispute over equal pay. The NUJ, which has been representing more than 180 other BBC women in equal pay cases, welcomed the resolution that came after direct negotiations with BBC director general Tony Hall. Michelle Stanistreet, NUJ general secretary,
said: “It’s great news that Carrie’s case has finally been properly resolved, addressing the points of principle she has pursued all along. “During that time, the spotlight turned on pay inequity has led many other women to take up cases of equal pay, not just at the BBC but also across the media industry. The NUJ will continue to fight these cases until the scourge that is unequal pay is stamped out.” The BBC said in a statement: “The BBC acknowledges that Carrie was told she would be paid in line with the North America editor when she took the role of China editor, and she accepted the role on that understanding. “The BBC is committed to the principle of equal pay and acting in accordance with our values. “The BBC acknowledges the specific circumstances relating to Carrie’s
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appointment, apologises for underpaying Carrie, and has now put this right… “Carrie has made, and will continue to
make, an important contribution to the BBC. During her tenure as China editor, Carrie delivered reports, analysis and work, that were as valuable as those of the other international editors in the same period.” Carrie Gracie said: “I am glad to have been
able to resolve this with the director general – it shows that we can make progress. “I’m also pleased that my work as China
editor has now been properly recognised by the BBC and relieved that this difficult period is over. “For me, this was always about the principle, rather than the money. I’m delighted to donate all the backdated pay from the BBC to help women striving for equality at work.”
Orwell winners look to the nation
This year’s three winners of the Orwell Prize focused on modern Britain. The judges said they revealed a ‘turn to the nation’ in political writing in the continued wake of the EU referendum result. • Darren McGarvey won
the prize for Books for Poverty Safari: Understanding the Anger of Britain’s Underclass. • On the Edge, a Financial Times team of Sarah O’Connor, John Burn- Murdoch and Christopher Nunn, won the prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils
for their ‘spreadsheet and shoe leather’ report on the relationship between poverty and mental health in ‘forgotten towns’ left behind by the UK economy. • Carole Cadwalladr won the prize for journalism for her reports in The Observer
RSA fellowship for Jill Segger
Cambridge NUJ branch member Jill Segger has been made a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. The citation for Segger, who is an associate director at political and religious think-tank Ekklesia,said it was “in recognition of your commitment to social justice, through your role at Ekklesia, in particular your work on political and labour movement issues”. Fellowships of the Royal Society of Arts are awards granted to individuals that
the Royal Society of Arts judges to have made outstanding achievements to social progress and development.
on the impact of big data on the EU referendum and the US presidential election. The prizes reward the writing that comes closest to achieving the aim of George Orwell, an NUJ member, of making political writing into an art.
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This was always about the principle. I’m delighted to donate all the backdated pay from the BBC to help women striving for equality at work
Carrie Gracie inbrief...
EDDIE MAIR LEAVES THE BBC TO JOIN LBC Eddie Mair, presenter of Radio 4’s PM programme, will join LBC in September after more than 30 years at the BBC. Mair has been praised for an informal yet incisive approach to interviewing and for tackling subjects from different angles. He regularly sent up Robert Peston, with Peston’s co-operation, and conducted powerful interviews with broadcaster Steve Hewlett when Hewlett had cancer.
STANDARD LOSES NEARLY £10 MILLION London’s Evening Standard reported a £9.98 million loss for the year ending September 2017. It made a £2.2 million profit in the previous year. Owner ESI Media said the newspaper, which is edited by George Osborne, was developing its brand, editorial product and advertising proposition. The losses were blamed on weak advertising.
GUIDO’S WICKHAM JOINS BUZZFEED UK … Alex Wickham, news editor of political blog Guido Fawkes, is joining Buzzfeed UK as a senior political correspondent. Wickham, who is known as Wiki Guido on Twitter and who is also a GQ columnist, will join Buzzfeed in September.
… WHILE KEMPSELL JOINS TALKRADIO Guido Fawkes chief reporter Ross Kempsell has joined Talkradio as the commercial radio station’s first political editor. Kempsell started last month at the station which is owned by Wireless Group, part of Rupert Murdoch’s News UK.
KEHOE QUITS SUNDAY BUSINESS POST Ian Kehoe, the editor of Sunday Business Post in Ireland, is stepping down after four years in the role. He will continue as editor until a replacement is found.
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