Drawing on original interviews with 26 journalists of colour who work for Britain’s largest news organisations, this paper theoretically grounds empirical findings to illustrate why and how discriminatory patterns, as well as contradictions, occur and recur in British news production.

Full citation: Douglas O. The media diversity and inclusion paradox: Experiences of black and brown journalists in mainstream British news institutions. Journalism. March 2021. doi:10.1177/14648849211001778