News Advisory: -- Alliance for Aging Research Reports Widespread Ageism in U.S. Healthcare -- Studies to be Highlighted at Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing Drawing upon scores of recent scientific studies, the non-profit Alliance for Aging Research is about to issue a revealing report showing how systematic bias against...
PETER SISSONS is to stand down as the anchorman of BBC1's Ten O'Clock News just after celebrating his 60th birthday, resurrecting claims of ageism at the BBC. His departure will prompt a reshuffle of news personnel which is likely to see the rise of younger presenters, particularly...
PARIS AFP — Guy Roux on Wednesday won his fight with the French football authorities who had told him that at the age of 68 he was too old to coach Lens. The green light to allow the veteran former manager of Auxerre to take up his new post...
I'M pretty sure the BBC's reasons for not renewing Nick Ross's Crimewatch contract weren't, as he's claimed, because of ageism (he's 59). Nor is that the reason why the corporation hasn't been able to assure Fiona Bruce (42) that her contract will be renewed at the end of the year....
THE BBC, who insist that neither sexism or ageism was behind the sacking of news reader Moira Stuart, say that despite a national outcry Moira will not be re-instated. The reason, says director general Mark Thompson, is that the BBC no longer intends to use nonjournalistic presenters. ...
Remember the fuss about the age discrimination legislation, and how it was going to solve several problems at once: allowing older people to continue with a fulfiling life, and relieving the stress on the economy of having to support an ageing population. Well did it happen? The answer...
Is the departure of Nick Ross from the BBC another example of ageism? At 59, he has resigned rather than accept other presenting work, after being told that his face didn't fit in a planned revamp of Crimewatch, the highly successful series he has presented for 23 years. ...
The BBC is great institution - a mental institution. The inmates have been running the asylum for too long. The fundamental issue is that not enough work is being done by the senior management; all the work is being done by people at the bottom of the ladder, and they...
Ageism is alive and well. In "Fifty hot books for summer" (ABC, 30 July) John Updyke is considered capable, at 74, of producing a book that is a "stunning achievement", more akin to the work of a 24- year-old. How many 24-year-old writers possess the experience and skill to produce...
The Workplace Law Network explains how the draft Equality Bill, ‘Framework for a Fairer Future', could affect UK employers and their teams. It aims to "de-clutter" complex discrimination laws and bring them together under the heading of 'Equality Duty'. It also zeroes in on weak spots in...
Hero or Villain? There are few things more likely to ruffle the feathers of a successful TV woman than the suggestion that she is employed for her looks. So former Channel Five newsreader Kirsty Young was true to form last week when she dismissed the idea that the...
CMP Media, owner of Electronics Times and the Electronics Design, Technology & News Network EDTN, has launched The Work Circuit - an online community for engineers to make contacts, share ideas, keep informed of industry trends and contact a headhunter for advice. This week, the site looks at technology...
Sir: Your BBC factfile ("The BBC by numbers", 13 August) tells us that 2.7 per cent of staff have disabilities, 37 per cent of senior management are women and 10.13 per cent are from an ethnic minority background above the national level. But the missing number is the percentage of...
The television presenter Kirsty Young has denied claims that the BBC is ageist as she prepares to take over as the new face of Crimewatch, replacing Fiona Bruce. Nick Ross, 60, who presented the show for 23 years, left last year amid suspicions that he was axed because...
Elvis Costello has always been edgy. A willingness to tell it like it is has defined one of the greatest singer-songwriting talents to emerge in post-punk Britain. Now, 25 years after emigrating to the United States, he is aiming his invective at the public which launched him all those years...
Peter Sissons, the veteran presenter of BBC 1's News at Ten O'Clock, is to stand down as anchor, the BBC confirmed last night. Sissons is expected to move to BBC News 24 and to deputise for Sir David Frost on Frost on Sunday. Sissons,...
Mark Tully, a longtime BBC broadcast journalist based in India, sharply criticized director-general John Birt's management of the British television conglomerate in a Jul 13, 1993 address. Many of Tully's criticisms of BBC reforms enacted under Birt are uMark Tully, a longtime BBC broadcast journalist based in India, sharply criticized...
The Great Workplace Wiki Divide?Feedback about my experience wikis and BlogsI agree with this point of view, wiki and blog will revolutionary the Internet, but I think as age is an important factor, aspects as region and culture are important aspects to consider as well.I ´ve done a deep...
