For the full uncut discussion with Leroy Logan and Chantelle Lunt, subscribe to our Patreon: patreon.com/MediaStormPodcastThe Conservatives succeeded in their manifesto pledge to recruit 20,000 new police officers by 2023. But with growing awareness of sexism, racism and violent offending within the police… is this for better or worse? Media Storm has uncovered exclusive evidence that racist recruitment practices were at play, with Black applicants more than 40% more likely to be rejected than White applicants.With so much focus on institutional reform, how is this going under the radar? Is the media and public failing to ask the right questions? Or are we being fed false answers? It’s time to get behind the PR machine.Media Storm is off in search of officers to tell us what’s really going on. They shine a light on internal problems ranging from grassroots cultures to leadership structures, and external problems like politics and (yes, you guessed it) the mainstream media.Mathilda and Helena are joined in the studio by Dr Leroy Logan MBE (@LeroyLogan999), founding member of the Black Police Association and one of the original officers to testify to institutional racism during the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry, and Chantelle Lunt (@chantellelunt), Merseyside police officer-turned-BLM Leader. They pick apart mainstream media mistruths and policing PR and discuss how we can work together to bring about positive change. The episode is created by Mathilda Mallinson (@mathildamall) and Helena Wadia (@helenawadia). The music is by Samfire (@soundofsamfire).Learn more:Watch “G’s” story in the BAFTA-winning short film, The Black Cop, online at The GuardianListen to Oliver Laurence’s Protect and Serve wherever you get your podcastsRead The Thinner Blue Line, by Sophie A. MatthewsSpeakers:Dr Pete Jones @fatwhiteblokeGamal ‘G’ Turawa @PurpleWisdomOwen West @PolicingCrowdsAdam Pugh @AdamPughOliver Laurence @Protect_ServeUKMore on Media Storm:Follow us on Twitter @mediastormpodor Instagram @mediastormpodor Tiktok @mediastormpodlike us on Facebook facebook.com/MediaStormPodsend us an email mediastormpodcast@gmail.comcheck out our website https://mediastormpodcast.comMedia Storm was first launched the house of The Guilty Feminist and is part of the Acast Creator Network. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/media-storm.

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