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.

Fighting for Representation On Our Keyboards
11 March 2019 Country: Global by Ace Tilton Ratcliff Exactly this time last year, Apple unveiled plans for thirteen new …

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 …

Report: The Troubling Rise of Rebel Media
4 March 2019 Countries: Canada, Global A Canadian alt-right website platforming the likes of Tommy Robinson, Katie Hopkins and Lauren …

#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 …

The Launch of the Silence Hate Media Projects
21 February 2019 Region: Europe Following Media Diversity Institute (MDI) and Silence Hate’s Media Camp in London in April of …

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, …