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.
MDI on Fighting Hate Online at UNESCO MIL Week Event
Dates: 24 – 31 October 2018 Countries: Latvia, Lithuania UNESCO is hosting the annual “Media and Information Literacy Week,”. Amongst …
Apply for Media Competition on Labour Migration and Fair Recruitment
Deadline: 31 October 2018 Region: Worldwide The International Labour Organisation in collaboration with the International Trade Union Confederation, the International …
YouTube and the Black Community: A Platform for Representation
Published: 10 October 2018 Country: UK By Eline Jeanne This month, October, is Black History Month in the UK. This …
Another Exciting Year Ahead for Diversity and the Media MA Students
Date: 10 October 2018 Country: UK, London On induction last week, new Diversity and the Media MA students gathered at …
Why Can’t Facebook Get Hate Speech Right?
Published: 5 October Region: Worldwide By Mikhail Yakovlev From censoring breast-feeding mothers to deleting the iconic photo of the ‘napalm …
MDI Complains to IPSO and The Telegraph
Date: 28 September 2018 Country: UK After the Telegraph published a discriminatory piece by former foreign secretary Boris Johnson, the …
Women are Underrepresented, Both On and Off Screen
Date: 28 September 2018 Region: European Union The European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA) has released a report looking at …
Grassroots Arabic Media Break Taboo on Talking Queer
Date: 13 September 2018 Region: MENA, Jordan, Qatar, Tunisia By Mikhail Yakovlev Despite changes around the world, most recently in …
MDI Starts New Programme in Jordan
Dates: 2-5 September 2018 Country: Jordan “I can’t recall the last time when I stayed all through an event and …
Powerful Launch of the “Disability: a Matter of Perception”...
Date: 17 September 2018 Country: Macedonia, Skopje It was a powerful ending of the first day at the EU-Western Balkans …