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In Tunisia: Freedom of expression and media diversity in danger
By Hanene Zbiss, investigative journalist, Tunisia. Tunisia’s presidential election on 6th October, 2024, resulted in a landslide win for President …

The forgotten families of Upper Egypt: marginalization and the struggl...
By Barbara Youssef, investigative journalist They’re known as the “Descendants of Strangers”, and years of social exclusion have forced them …

Media Coverage Fell Short on Amsterdam’s Night of Chaos
By Gaffar Rampage On 7 November 2024, following a football match between Ajax Amsterdam and Maccabi Tel Aviv, unrest erupted …

Seen but Not Yet Heard: A New Phase in Disabled People’s Relationshi...
By Harry Smith, Ability Today student and freelance journalist in collaboration with the Media Diversity Institute “I’m going to ban …

British Media must commemorate all the fallen – including Indian and...
By Santiago Bracho, Queen Mary University Graduate Remembrance Sunday is commemorated on the second Sunday of November.. Memorials are raised …

Trump’s attacks on diversity in the age of algorithms
By Verica Rupar, MDI Trustee, professor of journalism at the School of Communication Studies, AUT, New Zealand, and a former …

The struggle of the Lumad people to defend climate in The Philippines ...
By Anmol Irfan, freelance journalist To mark the occasion of Philippines Indigenous People’s Month in August, Sabokahan, a grassroots organisation …

Media’s framing of the football violence in Amsterdam
By Boris van Westering, MSc. Journalism Development Expert (from Amsterdam) Some journalists who covered the violence that erupted in Amsterdam …

Georgian democracy at risk: How Russian influence is threatening Georg...
By Dea Bakashvili, MDI YoCoJoin project participant In Georgia, the pro-European population is fighting for their human rights while a …

PRESS RELEASE – MDI online event ” African and European Gen Z ...
For immediate release. Amid the chaos of war raging in the Middle East and in other parts of the world, …

The French media’s coverage of a mass rape case reveals deep mis...
By Jeremy Martin, freelance journalist The trial of 51 men accused of the decade-long abuse of Gisèle Pélicot has sparked …

#Endbadgovernance: The social media twists and turns in Africa
By Olunifesi Adekunle Suraj (PhD), Professor, Strategic Communication, Disinformation and Digital Media Literacy, Department of Mass Communication, Faculty of Social …