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.
Meet the Libyan Journalists
Dates: 14 – 22 February Country: Libya MDI is hosting a group of sixteen Libyan Journalists at the multi-media workshop …
Case PEGIDA: Media Attention for Racists
Published: 16 February 2015 Country/Region: Germany, Europe By Adil Yilmaz PEGIDA (The Europeans against the Islamisation of the West) movement …
CSO and the Media Working Together in Morocco
Dates: 6 – 8 February 2015 Country: Morocco Halid ended up on the streets of Casablanca when he was 8. …
“Yes We Must”: Gender Equality in the Media by 2030
Dates: 8 March – 3 May 2015 Region: Worldwide UNESCO has just launched Women Make the News 2015 (WMN), the …
Roma Absent from the Lithuanian Press
Published: 16 February 2015 Country: Lithuania Roma and Muslims living in Lithuania are absent from the country’s media. Alongside a …
Settela, the girl in the train
Published: 10 February Region: Europe by Janna Eliot Each January I wait for her. And she always comes, the beautiful …
The Geography of Italian Hatred on Twitter
Published: 11 February Country: Italy In Italy, a total of 2 million hateful tweets have been registered over eight months. …
Development Manager Vacancy
Application Deadline: 26 February 2015 Location: Victoria, London, UK Salary: £35,000 – 37,000 The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) is seeking …
Another White Oscar Nominee…
Published: 29 January 2015 Country: US ‘And the nominees are: White Person, White Person, White Person, White Person, and finally, …
Through the Sand and Road Blocks in Mali
Dates: 17 – 23 January 2015 Country: Mali Three days, 1542 kilometres and dozens of road blocks: to reach their …