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.

Fair Reporting on Immigration in Morocco by Young Journalists

Fair Reporting on Immigration in Morocco by Young Journalists

Dates: 20-22 February 2015 Country: Morocco “Black Peril”, “Sub-Saharan hordes spread AIDS through Morocco’s streets”, “Sub-Saharan prostitutes offer things that …

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“Media in the Balkans Worse than after the Wars”

“Media in the Balkans Worse than after the Wars”

Date: 11 March 2015 Region: Western Balkans At the symposium dedicated to the state of the media in the Western …

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From Doubt to Dialogue: MDI launches “Media & Security in Tunis...

From Doubt to Dialogue: MDI launches “Media & Security in Tunis...

Date: 14 March 2015 Country: Tunisia ‘In the beginning there was doubt. Now there is a dialogue’. This statement by …

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Pew: Minorities More Interested in Local News

Pew: Minorities More Interested in Local News

Published: 13 March 2015 Country: US The Pew Research Center published a report analysing the way local news are consumed …

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Italian Press Mix Up Gender Equality with Pornography

Italian Press Mix Up Gender Equality with Pornography

Published: 13 March 2015 Country: Italy By Giulia Dessi A school programme targeting gender stereotypes among kids has provoked national …

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Algerian Media to Sign the Diversity Charter

Algerian Media to Sign the Diversity Charter

Date: 7 March 2015 Country: Algeria If you were born to unknown parents or you are a single mother, if …

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No News on Murders of Black Transgender Women

No News on Murders of Black Transgender Women

Published: 9 March 2015 Country: US By Adil Yilmaz Since the beginning of this year, seven transgender women of colour …

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From Crisis to Corruption in the Balkans: MDI at Columbia University

From Crisis to Corruption in the Balkans: MDI at Columbia University

Date: 11 March 2015 Region: Western Balkans The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) Head of Operations and Development in the US …

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Dune-Voices Extends to Libya: Safety and Ethics Most Needed

Dune-Voices Extends to Libya: Safety and Ethics Most Needed

Dates: 14 – 21 February 2015 Country: Libya, Tunis «They came for us, probably to kill us. My sister and …

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Meet the Libyan Journalists

Meet the Libyan Journalists

Dates: 14 – 22 February Country: Libya MDI is hosting a group of sixteen Libyan Journalists at the multi-media workshop …

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