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09.01.2024 - 08:17 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: The British government has blocked a woman of color from being appointed to Channel 4‘s board for a third time, raising further questions about ministers meddling in media appointments.
TV regulator Ofcom recruits Channel 4 board members, but preferred candidates must be signed off by culture secretary Lucy Frazer. Rozina Breen, the BBC’s former head of north, was put forward by Ofcom, but ministers rejected her appointment without providing reasons for the decision.
Deadline can reveal the veto after Channel 4 chairman Ian Cheshire appeared to criticize the diversity of five new board members approved by the government on Monday. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) said it was committed to “advancing equality” in public appointments.
Breen, now CEO and editor-in-chief of The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, praised the six-month recruitment process run by Ofcom, but was concerned by the approach taken by ministers.
“There were clear criteria and a process for application. If one is put forward by Ofcom as one of the recommended candidates and then seemingly rejected by DCMS, that feels opaque and also problematic. Who is making the appointment?” she told Deadline.
Breen added: “Representation is essential and the all too live reality is that women of color especially face multiple barriers. We need to jump higher, run faster, work harder, fit in. More diverse senior decision-makers are essential if broadcasting is to become a genuinely inclusive industry.”
The government has twice intervened in similar circumstances over Channel 4 non-executive directors. In 2021, ministers blocked the reappointed for a second term of two women of color: former Arts Council England boss Althea
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