Recently, the Association of American Medical Colleges released a new set of guidelines for practising diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Although this move has its detractors—claiming that medicine has become “woke”—the medical community sees it as a win. These new DEI guidelines aim to make medical care less discriminatory. Racial and ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ individuals are statistically more likely to remain sick and have worse health outcomes compared to white cisgender and heterosexual people, especially when the former is being treated by non-minority doctors. Read full article here
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Improving media literacy could boost trust towards the news, IMPRESS report suggests
The UK media is regulated by the likes of IPSO and Ofcom. The report by press regulator IMPRESS highlights the link between low levels of media literacy and trust in the news. The study found that three quarters of those who did not know if journalists were regulated did not trust the news. It suggests that improving media literacy is one way to stem the erosion of trust, and shows that audiences have an appetite for information on news processes. Stakeholders need to collaborate in order to rebuild trust in the news, and independent media is well placed to do this. Read full article here
Merv
February 1, 2023
