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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 Seeking Experienced International Development Experts

MDI Seeking Experienced International Development Experts

Application Deadline: 31 October 2018 Location: Various The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) is looking for experienced international development experts to …

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Invisible Children: Children’s Media, Diversity and Forced Migration

Invisible Children: Children’s Media, Diversity and Forced Migration

Date: 14 September 2018 Country: UK, London King’s College London and the University of Westminster are hosting a symposium on …

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Crazy Rich Asians: An Appropriate Cast

Crazy Rich Asians: An Appropriate Cast

Published: 28 August 2018 Country: USA By Eline Jeanne The film Crazy Rich Asians is set not only to break …

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Boris Johnson’s Degrading Article about the Burka

Boris Johnson’s Degrading Article about the Burka

Published: 7 August 2018 Country: UK By Eline Jeanne Boris Johnson, the UK’s former foreign secretary, wrote a piece for …

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MDI at the First World Religious Freedom Ministerial

MDI at the First World Religious Freedom Ministerial

Dates: 24-26 July 2018 Country: USA, Washington DC Welcoming more than 350 guests from 80 countries, the US State Department …

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Social Media Matter

Social Media Matter

Published: 3 August 2018 Countries: UK and USA By Angelo Boccato Would Me Too and Black Lives Matter movements reach …

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Love Island: The Hit Show with No Diversity

Love Island: The Hit Show with No Diversity

Published: 2 August 2018 Country: UK By Eline Jeanne If you have been anywhere on social media or have browsed …

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Lesbian Batwoman Adds to Diversity on Screen

Lesbian Batwoman Adds to Diversity on Screen

Published: 27 July 2018 Region: Worldwide By Angelo Boccato There have been many TV and cinema comic-book adaptations featuring members …

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Serbian Tabloid’s Editor Guilty of Hate Speech

Serbian Tabloid’s Editor Guilty of Hate Speech

Date: 30 July 2018 Country: Serbia “Informer” is a pro-government, pro-Putin tabloid that breached the Code of Ethics many times, …

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Game of Trolls Reaches 3 Million Social Media Users

Game of Trolls Reaches 3 Million Social Media Users

Published: 20 July 2018 Region: Europe By Amna Nasir “All Muslims may not be terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslims.” …

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