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.
How a Bag Showed Lack of Diversity in the Newsroom
Published: 13 July 2018 Country: UK and US By Eline Jeanne The tragic death of Kate Spade ignited some to …
World Cup: Sexism, Racism and Homophobia
Published: 12 July 2018 Country: Russia By Angelo Boccato It is almost over. There have been some surprises and many …
Dangerous Words of Matteo Salvini
Published: 25 June 2018 Country: Italy by Angelo Boccato Everyone is talking about Matteo Salvini. As new Italian Interior Minister …
U.S. Media, Trump and Migrant Children
Published: 1 July 2018 Country: USA By Angelo Boccato The American President Donald Trump suspended his policy of separating migrant …
“Migrant” as Slur, Stigma and Insult in Hungarian Media
Published: 22 June 2018 Country: Hungary By Eline Jeanne One afternoon last May, Mamoudou Gassama scaled four floors up an …
Diversity in Publishing: There’s No Going Back
Published: 21 June 2018 Country: UK By Yasmine Alibhai Brown, first published by i News on 11 June 2018* First, …
Media Coverage of the Windrush Generation
Published: 15 June 2018 Country: UK By Angelo Boccato The British Parliament Home affairs select committee called for a hardship …
Lack of Diversity in the UK Radio Industry
Published: 15 June 2018 Country: UK Ethnic minorities are significantly underrepresented in the UK radio industry, making up only 6% …
What the Babchenko “Murder” Case Says About Journalism
Published: 15 June 2018 Country: Ukraine On May 29th the case of Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko made the headlines. At …
Anti-Western Propaganda in Georgia
Published: 12 June 2018 Country: Georgia In Georgia, the media is very often used as a propaganda tool. Due to …