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.
Egyptians in Need of More Responsible Media
Published: 14 August 2013 Country: Egypt Media coverage of the current situation in Egypt where security forces, “cleared the protest …
British Media Misses the Voices of Immigrants over ‘Go Home’ Campa...
Published: 8 August 2013 Country: UK The government sent two advertising vans to the streets of London with the message …
Twitter – Platform for Abuse against Women?
Published: 8 August 2013 Region: Worldwide Sexist and abusive comments, as well as violent and rape threats directed against women …
MDI Working to Give a Voice to Marginalised Groups in Algeria
Published: 8 August 2013 Country: Algeria The Media Diversity Institute (MDI), in cooperation with local partners, has started a new …
MDI Brings Egyptian Media Experts to London
Published: 19 August 2013 Region: UK, Egypt Influential Egyptian media experts visited London for a study tour and a conference …
Most of the Press in Lebanon Disregarded HRW Torture Report
Published: 2 August 2013 Country: Lebanon Mohammad is a victim of police abuse in Lebanon. “They took me to interrogation …
Channel 4 Airs Daily Muslim Call to Prayer During Ramadan
Date: 1 August 2013 Country: UK The broadcaster Channel 4 is offering its viewers 4Ramadan, a season of programmes to …
Egyptian State Media Turns a Blind Eye on Protests Coverage
Published: 1 August 2013 Country: Egypt The political polarisation taking place in the Egyptian streets in the last few weeks …
Fact-finding Mission: Labour Bid to Expose Bias Against Older Women in...
Published: 25 July 2013 Country: UK By Aidan White The men who run Britain’s national newspapers (and a couple of …
Do Italian Media Really Counter Racist Hate Speech?
Published: 25 July 2013 Country: Italy by Giulia Dessi In a long series of racist slurs against Cecile Kyenge, the …