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

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 …

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British Media Misses the Voices of Immigrants over ‘Go Home’ Campa...

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 …

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Twitter – Platform for Abuse against Women?

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 …

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MDI Working to Give a Voice to Marginalised Groups in Algeria

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 …

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MDI Brings Egyptian Media Experts to London

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 …

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Most of the Press in Lebanon Disregarded HRW Torture Report

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 …

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Channel 4 Airs Daily Muslim Call to Prayer During Ramadan

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 …

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Egyptian State Media Turns a Blind Eye on Protests Coverage

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 …

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Fact-finding Mission: Labour Bid to Expose Bias Against Older Women in...

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 …

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Do Italian Media Really Counter Racist Hate Speech?

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 …

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