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.
Bringing Media and Information Literacy to Public Schools in Jordan
Do you speak MIL? The Support to Media and Information Literacy in Public Schools project (lead by Media Diversity Institute, …
Dear “Woke” Celebrities: How to Respond to Criticism, and ...
by: Jeremy Ullmann Recently, the publishing world has been abuzz with Jeanine Cumming’s novel American Dirt—a novel that follows the story …
The Consequences of the Daily Mail’s “Trans Trolls” ...
by: Mikhail Yakovlev Last week, MDI posted a brief Twitter thread in reaction to online harassment of our partner Stop Funding Hate UK. …
TikTok and Xinjiang: An Unconventional Activist’s Tool
By: Eline Jeanné We recently reported on TikTok and how the increasingly popular app has raised concerns in regards to censorship …
Meghan Markle, and the British Media’s Defensiveness Around Race
Ever since Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announced their decision to step back as “senior royals,” the media has barely …
Xenophobia and the Coronavirus: An Unacceptable Response
News outlets around the world have been covering the coronavirus extensively this past week. The coronavirus virus originated in Wuhan, …
A Lack of Diversity, Not A Lack of Talent. Why Are the BAFTAs Not Reco...
by: Safiya Ahmed Awards season is upon us. Once again, glaring omissions of talent from minority backgrounds has brought on …
The Eye as Witness
by: Veronique Mistiaen We all have seen images of Nazi ghettos and concentration camps. But through whose eyes are we …
Where Media Development and Internet Governance Meet
By: Luc Steinberg On 25 November 2019, Media Diversity Institute attended the third-annual Media Development and Internet Governance Symposium at …
#AustraliaBushFire: Where Are The Indigenous Voices?
Over the past month, more than 150 wildfires have ripped through the continent of Australia, killing twenty-four people and displacing …