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.

Burqa, Veils and Burkini in the Arab Media

Burqa, Veils and Burkini in the Arab Media

Published: 19 November 2016 Region: Worldwide Indian Sport Shooter Heena Sidhu has decided to “skip the Asian air weapon competition” …

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Action Day Against Antisemitic Hate Speech

Action Day Against Antisemitic Hate Speech

Date: 9 November 2016 Region: Europe On the night between 9 and 10 November 1938, a night which than became …

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US Elections, Media Coverage and Minorities’ Issues

US Elections, Media Coverage and Minorities’ Issues

Published: 10 November 2016 Country: USA “I honestly don’t know what to say. I am a woman. I am a …

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Bans on Holocaust Denial Don’t help Jews

Bans on Holocaust Denial Don’t help Jews

Published: 9 November 2016 Region: Worldwide by professor Eric Heinze* I’d rather not think about how horrible Germany would be’, …

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Unique MA Diversity and the Media Combines Theory and Practice

Unique MA Diversity and the Media Combines Theory and Practice

Published: 9 November 2016 Country: UK by Roxane Biedermann The number of students attending the MA in Diversity and the …

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“Reporting on Migration, Asylum Seekers and Syrian Conflict̶...

“Reporting on Migration, Asylum Seekers and Syrian Conflict̶...

Date: 24 October 2016 Country: Belgium, Brussels The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) Executive Director Milica Pesic moderated a workshop for …

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MDI Ends a Project in Morocco Pledging to Continue its Mission

MDI Ends a Project in Morocco Pledging to Continue its Mission

Date: 28 September 2016 Country: Morocco The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) worked together with its partners, human rights and political …

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10 Years Without Anna Politkovskaya

10 Years Without Anna Politkovskaya

Published: 7 October 2016 Country: Russia by Nadezda Azhgikhina, Russian Union of Journalist and Vice-president of the European Federation of …

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Media Literacy as the Prerequisite for Active Citizenship

Media Literacy as the Prerequisite for Active Citizenship

Date: 27 September 2016 Country: Macedonia The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) has co-organised a conference “Media literacy as the prerequisite …

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Latin American Media and the Paralympic Games

Latin American Media and the Paralympic Games

Published: 27 September 2016 Region: Latin America Media coverage of the Paralympic Games around the world differs. While Channel 4 …

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