Reports & Academic Resources
Category
Mental Health: How Do We Avoid Stigmatisation and Normalisation?
Caroline Flack’s suicide sent shockwaves across the UK, reigniting a debate about how the covers suicide and mental health. Does the media examine these issues with sensitivity? Or does it further the stigma of mental illness, complicating the media’s potential impa...
How to Write About Trans Issues: Global Edition
Resources in this section provide general guidance on reporting trans issues, no matter where you are reporting from. Reference Guide …
Promoting Freedom of Religion or Belief and Gender Equality in the Con...
In February this year (2020), the Danish Institute of Human Rights published Promoting Freedom of Religion or Belief and Gender …
Fake News, Cultural Appropriation and Security: A New Year on the MA D...
14 October 2019 Country: UK by: Eline Jeanné Students on the Diversity and the Media MA course have just wrapped …
Resources: Reporting on Migration
In honor of International Migrant Day, Media Diversity Institute has curated a list of both resources for investigative journalists covering …
Mind the Gap: Uncovering Pay Disparity in the Newsroom
This article reviews studies on gender and race pay gaps in the following US newsrooms: Dow Jones, New York Times, …
Why Do Some Terrorist Attacks Receive More Media Attention Than Others...
Research completed by the University of Alabama found that terror attacks by Muslims receive 357% more press attention that those …
Beyond the Incident: Outcomes for Victims of Anti-Muslim Prejudice
This is the 2017 annual report by Tell MAMA. Tell MAMA (which stands for ‘Measuring Anti-Muslim Attacks’) is a British …
Stopping Hate: How to Counter Hate Speech on Twitter?
The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) published the guide “Stopping Hate: How to Counter Hate Speech on Twitter?” The guide was …
Study: Salafis in Bosnia and Herzegovina
After spending two months with members of the Salafi movement in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a social psychologist Dr Srdjan Puhalo …
A Journalist’s Guide to Inclusive Reporting for Journalism Students
‘Everybody In’, a book by Birmingham City University, aims to put inclusivity into the heart of the newsroom, ensuring that …
Study: How Does the Media on Both Sides of the Mediterranean report on...
Media in many countries on both sides of the Mediterranean are under-resourced and unable to provide the time, money and …