Isn't this the indication of the soft power of China?
Hmmm, BTW, Shuimo is ready to evaluate her job in China!
Whether she has a good voice and could properly handle Chinese names for places and people!
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A BBC News presenter claims that she has been forced to move to Beijing to escape the corporation’s ingrained “culture of ageism”.
Discarded BBC stars such as Moira Stuart could follow the example of Susan Osman, 51, a BBC News Channel presenter, who announced that she was to take over a leading programme in China.
Osman has worked in broadcasting for 28 years, presenting bulletins on BBC World and reporting for ITN News. She fronted the Bristol-based Points West on BBC One for 14 years.
But she claimed that her age had become an insurmountable barrier in Britain. She has accepted a job hosting a prime-time breakfast show on China Radio International and is moving to Beijing.
Ms Osman said: “There seems to be a culture of ageism in broadcasting in this country, and it particularly affects women.”
The freelance presenter had been for a series of auditions for BBC jobs and been told she was “marvellous”. But she was consistently overlooked, without explanation.
While British women face ageism in broadcasting when they reached their 40s, their longevity is an asset in Asia. “In China they revere experience,” she said. “The older you are the better. I got the impression that my future boss actually wanted me to be older when I finally told him my age during the interview.”
Ms Osman said: “When I was working at BBC Bristol as a presenter, I was actually asked by one of the managers there if I was menopausal. I think this is indicative of the attitude towards women in broadcasting as they get older.”
She added: “I’ve had so many female colleagues who have dropped out in their early forties, which is a shame because an older woman can bring wisdom and empathy. There don’t seem to be many places for older women in broadcasting in this country.”
After the ageism row when Ms Stuart, 60, was axed from reading the news on Sunday mornings, the BBC is now seeking to hire anchors over the age of 50. However it is unlikely that these new presenters would front the high-profile 6pm or 10pm bulletins.
A BBC spokesman said: “Broadcasting, especially presenting, is an extremely competitive industry and the nature of it is such that many broadcasters are freelance artists on contracts of specific durations,” he said. “Ageism has nothing to do with it.”
The BBC was embroiled in another ageism row when Arlene Phillips, 66, was replaced as a judge on Strictly Come Dancing by Alesha Dixon, 31, a decision criticised by Harriet Harman, Equalities Minister.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article6941375.ece
Hmmm, BTW, Shuimo is ready to evaluate her job in China!
Whether she has a good voice and could properly handle Chinese names for places and people!
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A BBC News presenter claims that she has been forced to move to Beijing to escape the corporation’s ingrained “culture of ageism”.
Discarded BBC stars such as Moira Stuart could follow the example of Susan Osman, 51, a BBC News Channel presenter, who announced that she was to take over a leading programme in China.
Osman has worked in broadcasting for 28 years, presenting bulletins on BBC World and reporting for ITN News. She fronted the Bristol-based Points West on BBC One for 14 years.
But she claimed that her age had become an insurmountable barrier in Britain. She has accepted a job hosting a prime-time breakfast show on China Radio International and is moving to Beijing.
Ms Osman said: “There seems to be a culture of ageism in broadcasting in this country, and it particularly affects women.”
The freelance presenter had been for a series of auditions for BBC jobs and been told she was “marvellous”. But she was consistently overlooked, without explanation.
While British women face ageism in broadcasting when they reached their 40s, their longevity is an asset in Asia. “In China they revere experience,” she said. “The older you are the better. I got the impression that my future boss actually wanted me to be older when I finally told him my age during the interview.”
Ms Osman said: “When I was working at BBC Bristol as a presenter, I was actually asked by one of the managers there if I was menopausal. I think this is indicative of the attitude towards women in broadcasting as they get older.”
She added: “I’ve had so many female colleagues who have dropped out in their early forties, which is a shame because an older woman can bring wisdom and empathy. There don’t seem to be many places for older women in broadcasting in this country.”
After the ageism row when Ms Stuart, 60, was axed from reading the news on Sunday mornings, the BBC is now seeking to hire anchors over the age of 50. However it is unlikely that these new presenters would front the high-profile 6pm or 10pm bulletins.
A BBC spokesman said: “Broadcasting, especially presenting, is an extremely competitive industry and the nature of it is such that many broadcasters are freelance artists on contracts of specific durations,” he said. “Ageism has nothing to do with it.”
The BBC was embroiled in another ageism row when Arlene Phillips, 66, was replaced as a judge on Strictly Come Dancing by Alesha Dixon, 31, a decision criticised by Harriet Harman, Equalities Minister.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article6941375.ece