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.
New York Times Keeps ‘Illegal Immigrant’
Published: 24 April 2013 Region: Worldwide Despite the decision of the Associated Press (AP) and some other media to ditch …
Activists Demand EU to End Discrimination against Roma
Published: 22 April 2013 Region: EU Roma community activists transformed the square at the entrance to the European Parliament in …
First Anniversary of Everyday Sexism Project
Published: 22 April 2013 Region: Worldwide Laura Bates founded Everyday Sexism Project with the idea of providing a talking point …
Debate on Media Role in Egypt’s Transition to Democracy
Date: 15 April 2013 Country: Egypt The Media Diversity Institute, in partnership with the highly respected Al Azhar University in …
Course on How to Report on Women’s Issues
Deadline: 23 April 2013 Region: UK, London Worldwide journalists are invited to attend an intensive course on how to report …
Boston’s Tragedy Exposes the Dangers of Media Bias
Published: 18 April 2013 Country: US by Aidan White When media jump to dangerous conclusions in reporting acts of terrorism …
MDI Program Director at the South Valley University in Egypt
Date: 14 April 2013 Country: Egypt Media Diversity Institute Programme Director for Egypt, Hala Morgan, talked to the students at …
MDI provides Media Relations Training for NGOs in Southern Morocco
Dates: 5-7 April 2013 Region: Dakhla, Morocco How to get the attention of the media was the main topic of …
A Sea of Words Competition
Deadline: 25 May 2013 Region: Euro-Mediterranean The Anna Lindh Foundation and the European Institute of the Mediterranean have launched the …
Women lose Political Support When Media report on Their Look
Published: 11 April 2013 Region: US Women’s Media Center and the organisation She Should Run have released two studies that …