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International Women’s Day 2019: A Media Perspective
8 March 2019 Country: Global Today Media Diversity Institute is demanding a #BalanceForBetter—better gender equality to create better, more representative …
#LigueDuLOL: A Long Road to Inclusivity in the French Media
4 March 2019 Country: France by: Sophie Chauvet The #LigueduLOL scandal shook the French media to its core. Now that …
#RacismInThePress: An Open Letter
28 February 2019 Countries: UK Over the past year, the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) has received 8,000 complaints—but upheld …
Despite Push for Diversity, the Oscars Have A Long Way To Go
27 February 2019 Country: US, Global by: Angelo Boccato At first, it seemed like the 91st Academy Awards posed promising …
The Challenges and Potential of #MIL in the Middle East
22 February 2019 Country: MENA region Hate speech is a tricky topic anywhere. In the Middle East, it can be …
Are Search Engines Racist? It’s All About Who Creates the Algori...
21 February 2019 Country: Global by: Natalie Holmes A few years ago, University of Southern California professor Safiya Umoja Noble …
How Does the Christian Media Cover the Church’s Long Legacy of Prote...
18 February 2019 Countries: Holland, Europe by: Angelo Boccato Last month, Dutch pastor Derk Stegeman finally concluded a 97 day, …
Hate Crime, “Mate” Crime and More: Social Media’s Ro...
8 February 2019 Country: UK Eighty-three percent of LGBT+ individuals and eight-six percent of Muslims have been targeted online, according …
South Social Film Festival Celebrates Black Culture, Peckham Style
8 February 2019 Country: UK by: Safiya Ahmed Part of what makes London so special are events like the South …
The Rising Tide of Online Antisemitism in Britain
31 January 2019 Countries: UK by: Mikhail Yakovlev Last month, Media Diversity Institute revealed the extent of antisemitic, sexist, and …
Twenty Years of MDI: What is the Media’s Role in Reporting on Re...
17 January 2019 Country: Belgium, Global How does the press coverage of religion differ around the world? Has the media’s …
Bias (Fatigue) in Britain: Where did the Media Go Wrong?
2 January 2019 Country: UK By: Safiya Ahmed It is difficult to find a subject that elicits more of an …