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.

MDI Responsible Journalism Course in Tangier

MDI Responsible Journalism Course in Tangier

Dates: 20-24 March 2012 Region: Tangier, Morocco 18 regional print and web journalists gathered in Tangier, Morocco, between 20-24 March …

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Minority Journalists Worst Hit by Job Cuts in American Press

Minority Journalists Worst Hit by Job Cuts in American Press

Published: 10 April 2012 Region: USA By Aidan White A cull of jobs in the newsrooms of American newspapers in …

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MDI Provides Media Relations Training For Moroccan NGOs Representing M...

MDI Provides Media Relations Training For Moroccan NGOs Representing M...

Dates: 16-18 March 2012 Region: Tangier, Morocco How to organise a press conference? How to write a press release? How …

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Young People Combating Hate Speech Online

Young People Combating Hate Speech Online

Published: 10 April 2012 Region: Europe The Council of Europe Youth Department is launching a new flagship project to span …

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Weston Mercury Could Be Facing Prosecution Over Racial Hatred Claims

Weston Mercury Could Be Facing Prosecution Over Racial Hatred Claims

Published: 4 April 2012 Region: United Kingdom Weekly newspaper the Weston Mercury could be prosecuted over allegations of inciting racial …

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Photo Project Aims To Shatter Stereotypes Of Arab Men

Photo Project Aims To Shatter Stereotypes Of Arab Men

Published: 3 April 2012 Region: Worldwide Canadian-Iraqi photojournalist Tamara Abdul Hadi wants to show a different side of Arab men …

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Call for Nominations for 2012  SEEMO Award

Call for Nominations for 2012 SEEMO Award

Published: 3 April 2012 Region: South East Europe The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International …

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Radio ‘Audio Diaries’ initiative to showcase Egypt’s diversity

Radio ‘Audio Diaries’ initiative to showcase Egypt’s diversity

Event Dates: 10 – 19 April 2012 Country: Egypt In Cairo, in April 2012, the Media Diversity Institute (MDI) will …

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Intolerance in the Law and Twittering Racism

Intolerance in the Law and Twittering Racism

Published: 28 March 2012 Region: UK By Aidan White On March 17th I made the following comment on my Twitter …

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Aljazeera Boosts Newsroom Ethics with Video Ban

Aljazeera Boosts Newsroom Ethics with Video Ban

Published: 28 March 2012 Region: Worldwide By Aidan White The decision by the Arab satellite channel Aljazeera not to broadcast …

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