Promoting a diverse, inclusive and accurate media
With sister organisations in London, Brussels, Belgrade, Yerevan and Gloucester (US), the Media Diversity Institute (MDI) works internationally to promote accurate and nuanced reporting on issues of race, religion, ethnicity, class, disability, gender and sexual identity in media landscapes around the world.
While our work is grounded in the principles of freedom of expression and the values of diversity and inclusion, our day-to-day focus is on cultivating practical skills to combat negative stereotypes and disinformation, and to improve media and information literacy.
Throughout the month of July, we will be taking you through MDI’s projects and activities, showing you what we do, how we do it and why we do it.
We will be publishing information about the teams behind our activities and showcasing some of the resources we are most proud of.
Discover some of the events we have participated in and read our latest article and opinion pieces:
- Watch our panel discussion at UNESCO 2024 World Press Freedom Day.
- Read our Executive Director’s article entitled “Reimaging climate change storyteling” .
- Watch the webinar we organised with the ICFJ about Gaza war reporting.
- Read MDI Executive Director Milica Pesic’ opinion article published in EU Observer entitled “Eu silent on Israel’s killing of journalism out of Gaza”.
- And find out more about our current projects.
Please visit this page for regular updates, and follow us on X and Instagram.
Afghan Women Journalists Continue To Stand Strong, 3 Years After Talib...
By Amol Ifran, freelance journalist August marks 3 years since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, and the voices of Afghan …
Inclusive journalism and the 2024 US elections: Tracking the coverage
By Rob Leavitt, MDI US Board Director New York City University journalism professor and critic Jay Rosen struck a nerve …
guidelines, studies AND resources
Media Diversity Institute gathers the latest guidelines, studies and other resources to help journalists, academics and civil society activists integrate a diversity perspective into their work.
CoachMIL Project: New Approaches To Media And Information Literacy In ...
“It's like swimming, if you learn to swim at 40 years old, it would be very difficult, because you will be scared of the water, what's behind it, the sharks… it’s the same for media literacy.”
Hashtag Generation’s Social Media Analysis Finds that Online Abuse I...
In Sri Lanka there is a need for democratic engagement in the online space and more accountability from social media companies for the harm perpetrated on their platforms.
Training for Journalists in Northern Syria
Between 23-27 May, journalists and media activists based in Norther Syria participated in a series of free courses on investigative …
What We Are Working On Now
Media Diversity Institute is working on a number of projects on the cutting edge of media and diversity issues. Check out what we are working on now.
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