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.

Who Here Has Been Raped And Speaks English? Reporting Sexual Violence ...

Who Here Has Been Raped And Speaks English? Reporting Sexual Violence ...

After a long career of working as a foreign correspondent covering war zones, Edward Behr published his memoirs with the …

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How Does Serbian Media Cover Awards?

How Does Serbian Media Cover Awards?

This year the Council of Europe’s “Vaclav Havel” award for human rights has been awarded to Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR). The Youth Initiative for Human Rights is a network of organisations working in Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bosnia and...

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Challenging the Sexist Serbian Media

Challenging the Sexist Serbian Media

By: Ivana Jovanovic If someone is familiar with Serbian media, it is likely no surprise that women are most likely …

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Berlin: New Neighbours Media Training for CSOs

Berlin: New Neighbours Media Training for CSOs

Dates: 10-12 October 2019 Location: Berlin, Germany Media Diversity Institute (MDI) recently completed the fourth New Neighbors media training for …

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Madrid: New Neighbours Media Training for CSOs

Madrid: New Neighbours Media Training for CSOs

Media Diversity Institute (MDI) recently completed the third New Neighbors media training for CSOs, bringing together eleven participants in Madrid, Spain.

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Symbols of Humanity: Syrian Artist Bridges Times, Religions

Symbols of Humanity: Syrian Artist Bridges Times, Religions

16 October 2019 Event: 17 October – 17 November Country: UK In our divided and polarised world, who, but artists, …

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Exploiting the Closest “Enemy”: How Hungary’s State Media Takeov...

Exploiting the Closest “Enemy”: How Hungary’s State Media Takeov...

15 October 2019 Country: Hungary By: Mikhail Yakovlev Stuck behind the Iron Curtain for the better part of the latter …

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Black History Month: Is Blackfishing A Sinister, Millennial Form Of Bl...

Black History Month: Is Blackfishing A Sinister, Millennial Form Of Bl...

15 October 2019 Country: Global by: Sofia Ferreira Santos By now, most of the world can agree that “Blackface” is …

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Missing The Story: How the Indonesian Media Covers the Student Protest...

Missing The Story: How the Indonesian Media Covers the Student Protest...

14 October 2019 Country: Indonesia By: Yearry Panji Setianto Last month, thousands of students across Indonesia took to the streets …

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Fake News, Cultural Appropriation and Security: A New Year on the MA D...

Fake News, Cultural Appropriation and Security: A New Year on the MA D...

14 October 2019 Country: UK by: Eline Jeanné Students on the Diversity and the Media MA course have just wrapped …

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