The silence about race from the Society of Editors should be an embarrassment to all journalists, but especially to those who talked the talk 6 weeks ago. 1/6
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Remember when, after the Harry/Meghan interview, the Society announced that the UK media were racism-free? Some in the industry challenged this, but since then there& #39;s been nothing – apart from one board member quitting in despair. https://pressgazette.co.uk/eleanor-mills-resigned-society-of-editors-board/">https://pressgazette.co.uk/eleanor-m... 2/6

We all know the Mail and its friends will defend their racism to the last breath. But the promise 6 weeks ago was to call them out and challenge them. Not to sneak back into bed with them and resume business as usual. 3/6

Where editors tackle the problem in their own newsrooms, that& #39;s good. But it& #39;s not enough. It doesn& #39;t help those who endure racist abuse from the Sun, Mail, Times, Telegraph, Express etc. Those people need remedies. Journalists can& #39;t just turn their backs. 4/6

Did you know that @IpsoNews, the sham regulator, actually has rules that enable and protect racism and hate speech in the press? And did you know that @guardian and @FT use the same, shameful code? 5/6

It& #39;s time for change. And if journalists don& #39;t make it happen the racists will continue to rule. Senior journalists and editors, including those at @guardian and @FT, need to lead. Read more here. 6/6 https://bylinetimes.com/2021/04/21/calling-out-press-racism-has-anything-changed/">https://bylinetimes.com/2021/04/2...