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
Dates: 20-22 February 2015 Country: Morocco “Black Peril”, “Sub-Saharan hordes spread AIDS through Morocco’s streets”, “Sub-Saharan prostitutes offer things that …
“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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Meet the Libyan Journalists
Dates: 14 – 22 February Country: Libya MDI is hosting a group of sixteen Libyan Journalists at the multi-media workshop …