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.
Story of an Orphan in Russia, written at MDI Training
Dates: 24-28 November 2013 Country: Russia, Saratov It was a compelling story: the young boy, who lost his mother at …
Fight for Equal Pay in the US Newsrooms
Published: 10 December 2013 Country: USA Nancy Gibbs, the newly-appointed editor of Time, is a role model for many female …
Hollywood, No Woman’s Land
Published: 10 December 2013 Country: USA The box office is the only place within the film industry in the United …
How Safe Are Women Journalists ?
Published: 9 December 2013 Region: Worldwide Almost two-thirds of women journalists have been intimidated, threatened or abused in relation to …
MDI Joined the Global Alliance on Media and Gender
Published: 9 December 2013 Region: Worldwide The Global Alliance on Media and Gender (GAMG) was formally launched on 4th of …
The Powerful Girls of Technology and Media
Published: 4 December 2013 Region: Latin America “Let’s go girls!” says Marianna Santos, the founder of “Chicas Poderosas” (“Powerful Women”), …
MDI and Chada FM – a Partnership for Diversity
Dates: 20 – 23 November 2013 Region: UK, London The Media Diversity Institute organised a study tour to London for …
Parody of Stereotypes in Charity Appeals
Published:1 December 2013 Country: Worldwide How many times have you seen the face of an African child on fundraising adverts …
Dagestani Young Journalists in Search for Missing Voices
Dates: 2-6 November 2013 Country: Russia, Makhachkala “I got the tools to pursue my idea of a tolerant society. In …
‘Meet the Somalis’ through Cartoons
Published: 21 November 2013 Region: Somalia, Europe ‘Meet the Somalis’ tells the stories of 14 different Somalis in seven European …