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A Lack of Diversity, Not A Lack of Talent. Why Are the BAFTAs Not Reco...
by: Safiya Ahmed Awards season is upon us. Once again, glaring omissions of talent from minority backgrounds has brought on …

The Eye as Witness
by: Veronique Mistiaen We all have seen images of Nazi ghettos and concentration camps. But through whose eyes are we …

Where Media Development and Internet Governance Meet
By: Luc Steinberg On 25 November 2019, Media Diversity Institute attended the third-annual Media Development and Internet Governance Symposium at …

#AustraliaBushFire: Where Are The Indigenous Voices?
Over the past month, more than 150 wildfires have ripped through the continent of Australia, killing twenty-four people and displacing …

Watch Out, 2020! What Media Trends Should You Keep An Eye On?
The roaring twenties have just begun. We have left behind a decade where online media morphed from being about sharing …

Instagram: A Place For Indian Students To Organize Against Facism
by: Gopika Shaji When Indian police fired teargas at students at Jamia Millia Islamia University campus on the night of …

Iraq Is Once Again In The Headlines. What About Iraqis?
It feels almost impossible to avoid scaremongering headlines predicting an imminent war in the Middle East. It didn’t take long …

TikTok, China and the World: A Complex Relationship
“Hi guys, I’m going to teach you guys how to get long lashes”, Feroza Aziz says to the camera whilst …

Ága – A Glimpse of Cultures Being Destroyed by Russian Colonialism ...
This year’s London Migration Film Festival screened Ága, an eco-drama set in Northern Siberia’s Sakha Republic that shows the silent struggle of an …

Counting the Dead, Calling Out Femicide: How French Media Has Finally...
By: Sophie Chauvet A year ago, 12,000 purple-clad French women took the streets of Paris in the biggest march against …

Sadfishing: a New Phenomenon Affecting Young People Online
It is no secret that many young people today face a whole new world of influence and pressures through online …

CIVIS Media Prize: Migration, Integration and Cultural Diversity.
The CIVIS MEDIA PRIZE 2020 is now accepting submissions. European programmes exploring the topics of migration, integration and cultural diversity …