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.

Diversity Through Effective Media Communications in Kyrgyzstan

Diversity Through Effective Media Communications in Kyrgyzstan

Date: 23 November 2017 Country: Kyrgyzstan Effective communication between civil society activists dedicated to diversity and minority rights and the …

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MDI Contributes to the Journal for Applied Journalism

MDI Contributes to the Journal for Applied Journalism

Published: 23 November 2017 Region: Worldwide “I’ve never interviewed ordinary people. We use them only in vox pops.” This is …

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A Study on Diversity in the Media in Lebanon, Iraq and Syria

A Study on Diversity in the Media in Lebanon, Iraq and Syria

Published: 17 November 2017 Countries: Lebanon, Syria, Iraq The Samir Kassir-Center SKeyes Foundation, the French media cooperation agency CFI and …

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Get the Trolls Out 2 – MDI against Religious Intolerance

Get the Trolls Out 2 – MDI against Religious Intolerance

Published: 15 November 2017 Region Europe At the end of November, the Media Diversity Institute and its partners will launch …

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New Virtual Hub Dedicated to Ethnic Minority People with Severe Mental...

New Virtual Hub Dedicated to Ethnic Minority People with Severe Mental...

Published: 15 November 2017 Country: UK Of all the people detained under the Mental Health Act (MHA) in the UK, …

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Media Literacy Week in the United States

Media Literacy Week in the United States

Dates: 6 – 10 November 2017 Country: United States There has been 3rd annual Media Literacy Week in the United …

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The Internet as a Way to Fight Antisemitism

The Internet as a Way to Fight Antisemitism

Dates: 9-10 November 2017 Country: UK and Europe The 9th and 10th of November mark the No Hate Speech Movement’s …

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Westminster Media Forum Seminar on Improving Diversity in UK Screen In...

Westminster Media Forum Seminar on Improving Diversity in UK Screen In...

Date: 22 November 2017 Country: UK The scale and nature of the diversity challenge facing the TV industry in the …

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London Kids Examine Media Literacy

London Kids Examine Media Literacy

Date: 31 October 2017 Country: UK, London In order to learn more how to counter sensationalism, bias and misinformation in …

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MDI at the UNESCO Global MIL Conference

MDI at the UNESCO Global MIL Conference

Dates: 24-27 October 2017 Country: Jamaica, Kingston One of the main conclusions of the Seventh Media and Information Literacy and …

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