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so there is a real problem in terms of disabled people being employed within the industry. the second thing, and related to that is the stories that are told about disability are few and far between. that i can only think of a handful of shows in my lifetime and it is very hard to get those disabled stories told. i ve been trying for years to tell disabled stories on conventional drama budgets, and every time i ve been able to tell a disabled story on tv, it s been with a reduced budget because that s the only way of doing it. and we need to be elevated and we need to be put into the mainstream, and the reason why, and this was i think the reason why this speech belonged this year, is that i think that what covid showed beyond anything else is the ableism is rife in our country and the fact that disabled people were shut out of conversations and ignored in the statistics as to how many deaths were put into different columns, how many disabled deaths, those with underl ....
this hour, the hypocrisy of the republican party laid bare this week. fighting to limit voting access and the constitutional right to an abortion all while complaining their rights are violated by biden s vaccine mandate. dnc chair is going to tell us how the party plans to fight back. plus, the changing face of terror since 9/11. is america ready for the next threat, which could be just days away? plus, congressman jones on the climate and racial justice and why it is the same fight and reality tv meets reality on the ground. so many activists aren t exactly thrilled with a new star studded show. this is american voices. show this is american voices. welcome to this hour of american voices. beginning this hour talking about the unmitigated hypocrisy coming from many on the right. around big notions of freedom to now follow the public headlines during a pandemic on one hand. on the other, work overtime to rob their constituents of that same freedom to do what they wan ....
hello this is bbc news. the headlines. emma raducanu makes history at the us open, beating leylah fernandez to become the first british woman to win a grand slam singles final in 44 years. the queen is among those congratulating the teenager following her stunning victory in new york, just months after finishing her a levels. the uk s health secretary says the government won t introduce vaccine passports in england, ahead of plans to protect the nhs from rising covid cases this winter. the trade union congress warns that up to 660,000 jobs could be at risk, if the uk fails to reach net zero carbon emissions as quickly as other countries. the anti immigration hungarian prime minister, viktor 0rban, meets pope francis in budapest. now on bbc news.it s the media show, with ros atkins. hello. welcome to the media show. in a moment, we re going to talk about channel 4. its new headquarters in leeds havejust opened, and the government s consultation on whether to privatise it ....
hello, welcome to the media share. in a moment we are going to talk about channel 4, its new headquarters in leeds have just opened and the government consultation on whether to privatise it is into the final straight. we will hear the case for privatisation from a former channel five ceo and if you re wondering whether any of this has anything to do with the telly watch we will unpack that, too. first, though, let s talk to jack thorne who is an acclaimed screenwriter who has worked on his dark materials, shameless and skins among many others. and at this year s edinburgh tv festival he gave taggart lecture which is one of the most high profile moments for the tv industry and in that, he was blunt, telling the audience tv has failed disabled people at the and totally. welcome to the media show. can you explain to us in more detail why you came to that stark conclusion about the state of the tv industry? primarily because it is true. and i think that the argument must b ....
start hiding information from the public to promote the covid vaccine. until this summer, osha require employees to retain records of any worker who suffered a serious side effect from the vaccine. then in june, the guidance suddenly changed to this. quote osha will not enforce a direct recording requirements that require any employers to report side effects from covid 19 vaccinations. that was a major change, especially since we are still learning so much about these vaccines in their possible side effects. just hours ago for example, the telegraph in britain reported that quote teenage boys are six times more likely to suffer heart problems from the vaccine then be hospitalized from covid 19. in in israel were more than 80 percent of adults are vaccinated, covid cases are spiky. israel has one of the world s highest daily infection rates. heat exclude that in his remark to the nation joe biden didn t answer that. instead, he put osha, the same agency that has been hid ....