Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War/Endgame and as one of the elite female warriors in Black Panther, was one of nine people who was struck by a driver at 1:30am while walking past a food stand in the city with friends.In a response to Deadline, Bernans’ publicist confirmed that she was struck at Chirp, a Peruvian restaurant in midtown Manhattan, when a driver crashed into the venue before reversing and hitting a car while allegedly attempting to escape.Bernans’ mother, Patricia Lee, shared an update about her daughter’s condition on Instagram, saying she was still suffering.Lee wrote: “She’s in so much pain but healing. She was involved in a traumatic incident in NYC where a man, early 40s, was trying to escape a hit and run and ran into multiple cars before hitting a food stand that her friend [and] her were walking near.“It ended up knocking her unconscious and pended her under the stand.
UK TV & Radio Hits Nations & Regions Milestone But Lack Of Diversity At Senior Level Remains Problematic, Says Ofcom Report
15.12.2023 - 10:43 / deadline.com
UK TV and radio has hit a major milestone with half of workers now based outside of London, but a lack of diversity in the upper echelons remains an issue, according to Ofcom‘s latest diversity report.
The regulator’s seventh Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in TV and Radio report found that 44% of those who work in TV are now based beyond the capital along with 54% in radio, equating to just more than half for the first time.
This data indicates how diverse the broadcasting workforce is in different areas compared to the wider working population in the relevant nation or region,” Ofcom added.
The nations and regions has been a major focus for broadcasters in recent years and the BBC has relocated hundreds from London to other parts of the UK as part of its Across the UK plan, while Channel 4 opened in Leeds and Glasgow. Many productions have also been moved from the capital.
While Ofcom’s research spotlighted this improvement, it said more needs to be done to improve diversity at senior level when examining the make-up of the TV and radio workforce as a whole.
While women and people from minority ethnic backgrounds are well represented in broadcasting as a whole, Ofcom said they remain underrepresented at senior management level: in TV 42% and in radio 36% of senior managers are women, while in TV 13% and in radio 7% are from minority ethnic backgrounds, below the working population averages of 48% and 14% respectively. Disabled people also remain substantially underrepresented at all levels.
Our new data set shows that many broadcasters have EDI leadership policies in place, but it also indicates there can be a disconnect between these policies and active senior buy in,” said Ofcom.
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