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.

#WalkAway: How the US Media Ignores Conservative Minorities

#WalkAway: How the US Media Ignores Conservative Minorities

17 November 2018 Country: United States By: Safiya Ahmed “Once upon a time I was a liberal,” Brandon Straka, a …

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Can Brazilians Use Internet Humor and Memes to Fight Bolsonaro’s...

Can Brazilians Use Internet Humor and Memes to Fight Bolsonaro’s...

16 November 2018 Country: Brazil By Andréa Doyle As Brazilians, we are dead serious about our memes. Last year we …

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Report: Serbian Media Regularly Violates Serbian Journalists’ Co...

Report: Serbian Media Regularly Violates Serbian Journalists’ Co...

Published: 15 November 2018 Country: Serbia Every tenth newspaper story about children violates the Serbian Journalists’ Code of Ethics, a …

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Rod Liddle’s Track Record of Hate

Rod Liddle’s Track Record of Hate

8 November 2018 Countries: United Kingdom By Eline Jeanne Last month, Sunday Times columnist Rod Liddle came under fire for …

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Training: How to Cover People with Disabilities

Training: How to Cover People with Disabilities

Last week, Media Diversity Institute’s “Disability: A Matter of Perception” project continued with a three day workshop in Ohrid, Macedonia. …

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This Year’s Central Asia Human Rights Festival Focuses on Diversity

This Year’s Central Asia Human Rights Festival Focuses on Diversity

1 November 2018 Region: Central Asia By Mikhail Yakovlev Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan will host the 12th annual Central Asia Human Rights …

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The Deadly Consequences of Hate Speech

The Deadly Consequences of Hate Speech

30 October 2018 Countries: US, Worldwide By: Anna Lekas Miller Many in the Jewish community’s worst nightmare came to life …

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Report Back: #GlobalMILWeek

Report Back: #GlobalMILWeek

29 October 2018 Country: Lithuania Last week, Media Diversity Institute (MDI) Executive Director Milica Pesic participated in the Global Media …

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Black History is British History

Black History is British History

Published: 25 October 2018 Region: UK by Safiya Ahmed It is that time of the year that we fill our …

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Call for Entries: Make the Internet A Better Place

Call for Entries: Make the Internet A Better Place

Deadline: 30 November 2018 Region: Europe Help us make the Internet a better place! As part of Global Media and …

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