Home

Follow MDI

MDI Against Religious Intolerance

MDI Regional Offices

MA Diversity and the Media - Apply Now

A highly innovative course by MDI & the University of Westminster, UK

Reporting Ethnicity & Religion Study

Twenty Years of MDI - Reporting Religion: The Role of the Media in the Populist Era

We celebrated our 20th anniversary with a fascinating panel discussion on the role of media in reporting on religion during the populist era.

#RacismInThePress: An Open Letter to IPSO

Over the course of one year, IPSO received 8,000 complaints relating to racist and discriminatory language in the press. How many did they uphold? One. Today, MDI and Hacked Off are publishing an open letter, calling on IPSO to do better.

How should journalists respectfully cover (dis)ability

MDI's ongoing "Disability: A Matter of Perception" project is inspiring journalists across Macedonia to change how they cover (dis)abled communities and individuals.

Can Media and Information Literacy Change the Middle East?

We recently launched a new project in Jordan, working alongside UNESCO Jordan and the Jordan Media Institute on forming media and information literacy clubs in schools across the country.

Media Literacy in the Age of Overabundance

Macedonia has a fake news problem. MDI teemed up with the School of Journalism and Public Relations and national newspaper Nova Makedonija to educate high school students on journalism and media literacy.

1 2 3 4 5

Are Anti-Corruption Protests in Lebanon and Iraq Raising New Awareness About Disinformation?

While many uprisings around the world have seen governments turn off the Internet, it is clear that now the tactic is the opposite: flooding people with information so that people do not know what is true from what is not.

Have Russian Media Forgotten About Anna Politkovskaya's Legacy

Politkovskaya’s main ‘crime’ was questioning Russia’s state-sanctioned narrative about the War. Does her legacy live on?

Who Here Has Been Raped And Speaks English? Reporting Sexual Violence With Duty of Care

How can journalists tell stories about sexual violence—which is important, particularly in understanding war, and ending impunity—while still respecting a duty of care towards survivors?

Black History Month: Is Blackfishing A Sinister, Millennial Form of Blackface?

As we celebrate Black History Month, it is important to investigate how the black fishing phenomenon is capitalising on black culture, while completely disregarding black history.

Blackout in Kashmir: How Competing Narratives Obscure Human Tragedy

In Kashmir, a media blackout has left the conflict vulnerable to manipulation by the press offices of the occupying forces. But Kashmiri voices are starting to get out--and tell the real human cost of the conflict.

Missing the Story: How the Indonesian Media Covers the Student Protests

Terrorism and the media expert Jean-Paul Marthoz breaks down the debate over patriotism and public interest journalism, comparing war correspondents from days gone by to the present day.

How Do You Draw the Lines of Cultural Appropriation When Everyone is A Little Bit Black

Being "mixed" in the UK is often described as one white parent, and one non white parent--what you can and can't do according to the unwritten rules of cultural appropriation is defined by this binary identity. But how does this work out in a place like Brazil, where almost everyone is many generations of mixed race?

Fake News, Cultural Appropriation, and Security: A New Year on the Media and Diversity MA Course

What is the best way to equip young journalists to cover the challenges of 2019? On our Media and Diversity MA Course, we have the answers.