Should the media act as a \responsible partner\ in an increasingly multicultural environment?
This is a difficult area. For instance, an impartial news organisation needs to reflect a full diversity of opinions. The question presupposes that multiculturalism is a good thing. Yet if many in the UK do not feel this way – and many don’t – should we not reflect that? 3. How would you respond to the complaint that freedom of speech allows extremists too great an access to the media? A full diversity of opinions is crucial to a functioning society. But so is the proper challenging of those opinions. 4. How would you respond to the general criticism that the media is closed to ethnic minorities? I don’t think it is true. It may be that in parts of the world the media is, in effect, closed to ethnic minorities but that is certainly not the situation in the UK. Broadcasters including the BBC, ITV and Channel Four and a number of publishers are extremely anxious to have a more representative workforce and are taking active steps. 5. How would you respond to the complaint that media repor
