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25.01.2023 - 14:21 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: The Guardian’s plan to produce a podcast about its historical slave trade links has been the subject of a race complaint from an award-winning audio producer who worked on the series.
The British newspaper has been assembling a major editorial project about its founder John Edward Taylor and his connections to transatlantic slavery. At the heart of the work is a podcast, which is due to be published in the coming months.
Deadline can reveal that three producers raised their concerns in writing to managers last year after working on the show. The trio accused The Guardian of “institutional racism, editorial whiteness and ignorance,” adding that the newspaper had attempted to “whitewash” history during the making of the podcast.
The Guardian said it was “concerned” that the producers did not have a good experience. It said their allegations were discussed during a mediation process and were only a “partial” version of events. It added that the slavery podcast will pull no punches in addressing The Guardian’s history.
The producers revealed their concerns in an email sent on Monday to a mailing list of UK audio professionals (full email below). Deadline knows the identity of the person who sent the email, but has chosen not to name him. He is a rising star in the audio world, who has produced originals for Spotify and the BBC, winning awards for his work. The two other individuals who signed the email were engaged as freelancers on The Guardian project.
The producers said that they wished to detail their experience because they were aware of other Black producers who had been contacted about working on The Guardian series.
“Our experiences are often buried, and production companies are able to continue as
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