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PEOPLE & ARTS Thursday 13 sepTember 2018

Warner Bros. and HBO adopt company-wide inclusion policy

By LINDSEY BAHR this practice," Jordan said
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Six in a statement. "The War-
months after Frances Mc- nerMedia family has intro-
Dormand introduced the duced an approach that
world to the concept of an accomplishes our shared
inclusion rider in her Oscars objectives, and I applaud
speech, Warner Bros. and them for taking this enor-
its sister companies are an- mous step forward."
nouncing a company-wide Jordan added: "This is a
commitment to diversity legacy-bearing moment."
and inclusion, becoming The company will work with
the first major entertain- other production com-
ment company to do so. panies, networks, guilds,
WarnerMedia says Wednes- unions, talent agencies to
day that it is pledging to consider people from un-
use its "best efforts" to make derrepresented groups for
sure that diverse actors and jobs in front of and behind
crews are considered for the camera. The policy
film and television projects mentions women, people
at all stages of the produc- of color, the LGBTQ com-
tion process going forward munity and those with dis-
and to work with directors abilities. WarnerMedia will
and producers with similar also issue an annual report
goals. WarnerMedia com- In this June 16, 2018 file photo, Michael B. Jordan arrives at the MTV Movie and TV Awards in Santa on its progress. "Our policy
panies include Warner Monica, Calif. commits us to taking con-
Bros., HBO and Turner. Associated Press crete action to further our
The first production to fall goals, to measure the out-
under the policy will be iel Cretton. Jordan was an the framework for Warner- until Frances McDormand comes and to share the
the Michael B. Jordan film early advocate of the idea Media. "Inclusivity has al- spoke the two words that results publicly," said Kev-
"Just Mercy," which begins of inclusion riders at his pro- ways been a no-brainer for set the industry on fire — in- in Tsujihara, Warner Bros.
shooting this week under duction company, Outlier me, especially as a black clusion rider — that I real- Chairman and CEO in a
the direction of Destin Dan- Society, and helped craft man in this business. It wasn't ized we could standardize statement.q