BBC presenter says 'too many white colleagues' affects his mental health

Nihal Arthanayake told a diversity conference there were no Muslims involved in the "senior editorial process" at Radio 5 Live

Wed, Nov 29, 2023

BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Nihal Arthanayake says an overwhemlingly "white" work force has an impact on his mental health.

Speaking to a journalism diversity conference on Wednesday, he said there are no Muslim workers involved in the "senior editorial process" at Radio 5 Live. He said: “It’s really affecting me that I walk in and all I see is white people.”

He claims his colleagues' response when he revealed this was to reply defensively and say they were not being racist. But he says that this was missing the point, reports The Telegraph.

At the Journalism Diversity Fund (JDF) conference held at Media City in Salford, he continued: "I’ve seen a lot of people leave this building because they couldn’t deal with the culture.”

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