Katie Derham has dismissed claims that female newsreaders are unintelligent. Some broadcasters, including Kate Adie, Michael Buerk, Andrew Marr and Derham's former colleague Mark Austin, have ...

The BBC agreed a last-minute settlement with four female news presenters to avoid an employment tribunal airing damaging claims over age and sex discrimination at the corporation, insiders have ...

Four female BBC news presenters accuse the network of sexual discrimination The Guardian / Alexandra Topping / May 2, 2024 “The women said evidence from a whistleblower would show that the BBC ‘rigged ...

The BBC has thrown its support behind newsreader Martine Croxall after she changed trans-inclusive language written on a teleprompter to ‘women’ live on air. Croxall’s change was clipped and ...

Newsnight host Paxman topped the list for male newsreaders, with McDonald coming in second. Of the female broadcasters, Fiona Bruce was the number one choice, followed by Five's Natasha Kaplinsky.

Five female BBC news presenters have been off the air, on full pay, since March 2023, when BBC News Channel merged with BBC World News and dozens of roles were axed. Since then, the broadcaster ...