Guardian in ‘institutional racism’ storm

Oh dear. It seems that the world’s wokest newspaper is in a bit of a mess of its own making. Stung by criticism of its historic slave trade links and support for the Confederacy in 2020, the Guardian resolved to create an editorial project on its past. This included an upcoming podcast about the connections between its founder, John Edward Taylor, and transatlantic slavery. But in an unfortunate twist, three producers who were working on the series have accused the holier-than-thou media outlet of ‘institutional racism.’

The trio all complained in writing to the Graun last year about their treatment before leaving the project. After hearing on Monday that the paper is still trying to complete the project, they made their allegations public to a number of audio professionals. The letter was subsequently obtained by Deadline which highlighted the ‘lack of any serious desire from the Guardian to face and interrogate its own historic role’ adding this left room for ‘microaggressions, colourism’ and ‘bullying’.