Stories

Our stories examine the ways that race, religion, class, dis/ability, age, gender and sexual identity issues intersect with major topics in the media, and aim to bring new perspectives to light.

Nutty Professors and Remembering Enoch Powell

Nutty Professors and Remembering Enoch Powell

Aiden White for the Media Diversity Institute Perhaps the most unhelpful contribution to understanding the riots in Britain came last …

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Media Relations Workshop for NGOs from EU States

Media Relations Workshop for NGOs from EU States

Event date: 27 & 28 October 2011 Location: London The Media Diversity Institute is seeking applications for a media relations …

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July Edition of the People’s Voice

July Edition of the People’s Voice

This issue of The People’s Voice brings you fresh feature stories that capture the mood of the newly independent Republic …

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Corruption: will we learn from the mistakes of our fellow Africans?

Corruption: will we learn from the mistakes of our fellow Africans?

(Author Anonymized) South Sudanese citizens are saying silent prayers that corruption, Africa’s biggest development problem, does not swallow their country. A series of interviews conducted by the People’s Voice in Western Equatoria State revealed that the majority of South Sudanese...

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South Sudan’s education sector in tatters as independence nears

South Sudan’s education sector in tatters as independence nears

By John Actually With only two months to full independence, Southern Sudan’s education sector is in tatters, with most of …

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Domestic violence haunts Yei county

Domestic violence haunts Yei county

by Agele Benson Amos Yei River County has lately been in the limelight for the wrong reason – domestic violence. …

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The news coverage of the Norway mass-killings was fact-free conjecture

The news coverage of the Norway mass-killings was fact-free conjecture

By Charlie Brooker (Taken from the Guardian’s ‘Comment is Free’ and re-published here in full) Click hear to read the …

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Government plans to make South Sudan a major bread basket

Government plans to make South Sudan a major bread basket

By Paul Jimbo The government of South Sudan plans to prioritize food production in order to ensure the new nation …

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Women & children caught in tribal crossfire

Women & children caught in tribal crossfire

by John Actually Despite the much hyped tribal peace talks in Jonglei state, deadly tribal conflicts continue to claim a …

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Voices from the Villages

Voices from the Villages

By Alfred Taban Barely one month after the birth of the new nation of South Sudan, The People’s Voice travelled …

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