BCOMS, Women in Football, The Ability Group in Sport (TAGS) and Sports Media LGBT+ instigate working group to further aims of allyship and intersectio…
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Sluggish steps suggest sports media is still too cushy on diversity
New research released at D Word Conference 4 showed some evidence of progress for under-represented groups in the industry, although this appears negl…
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SJA vice-chair Leon Mann awarded MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours List
SJA vice-chair Leon Man, a TV and film-maker, has been awarded an MBE in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours for his work highlighting the lack …
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SJA plans industry-wide sports media survey and is looking for project partners
The Sports Journalists’ Association has put plans in place to hold a major UK industry-wide sports media survey – and we’re looking for pote…
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A tired black woman in sports media – Benny Bonsu reflects on the on-going battle to be herself
SJA committee member Benny Bonsu (www.bennybonsu.com) is head of women’s sport at GiveMeSport and a powerful voice for the Black Collective of Sport…
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The media must wake up to racial inequality says respected Mirror man Lewis
Daily Mirror columnist and football writer Darren Lewis has called for the media to “wake up” to racial equality in response to the Black …
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SJA, BCOMS and Sports Media LGBT+ add to Football Writers’ voices as switch-off impacts freelances
The Sports Journalists’ Association, the Black Collective of Media in Sport (BCOMS) and Sports Media LGBT+ have joined the Football Writers’ Assoc…
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BCOMS founder Mann calls for action on diversity, with thanks to Raheem Sterling
Leon Mann, founder of the Black Collective of Media in Sport, has called on industry chiefs to introduce diversity in their panels or face a potential…
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A mixed picture: Sports Media LGBT+ survey results
More than 45 per cent of people working in the sports media industry who took a survey by the network group Sports Media LGBT+ say they have experienc…
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BCOMS founder Mann honoured with Points of Light award from Theresa May
The SJA is delighted to report that committee member Leon Mann’s outstanding contribution to increasing diversity in the sports media has been recog…
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