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US White Nationalist Website MZWNews Claims to “Reject” Violence, ...
This article was first published on Get The Trolls Out! “Official statement: we’re National Socialists [Nazis], not terrorists!” This is …
March Newsletter: From Fighting ‘Fakes’ to Racism in the Media
Over two million refugees have left Ukraine since Russia’s invasion, with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees calling this the fastest-growing …
Regional Media Turn India’s Hijab Ban into a Nationalist Issue while...
It is a sad truth that mainstream media outlets are far from fair and political and social agendas always favour the powerful. But until then it is the responsibility of those who have a platform to fight back and more importantly to give up their space when necessary t...
Journalists in Russia Face the New Draconian Law on “Fakes”
On March 4th the Russian parliament adopted a new law imposing prison terms up to 15 years for spreading “fake news” online. Being unable to report was heart-breaking news to many foreign journalists who dedicated their careers to Russia coverage.
Aurat March: Hateful Coverage Marks Pakistan’s International Women...
Despite the popularity of the Women's March in Pakistan, the day is usually marked by negative comments, hate speech and backlash from the media.
“A Woman, A Mother, A Wife”: The Debasing Portrait of Ital...
The way in which Italian media diminish women is so common that an Instagram profile called “Una donna a caso” was created, with the aim of shedding light on a common and devaluing practice and reflect on it.
Journalists with Disabilities Face Marginalisation and Ignorance in th...
In a competitive industry where papers are scrambling to be the first to get the golden scoop, it is unfortunate but not surprising, to hear that journalists with hidden disabilities have been dismissed as “lazy” when they cannot perform certain tasks.
“The Right Kind of Refugees”: Racism in the Western media coverage...
Scores of journalists and influencers have called out racism in reports by some major Western media organisations describing white Ukrainian refugees as “civilised” and “European”, with the implication that conflicts “normally” happen in the “third world d...
Jewface and the role of journalism in telling the story of diversity ...
Journalism should provide clarity in the fog of bias and confusing terminology whether it’s about cultural appropriation, racial bias and white privilege, or micro-aggression and gender identity. Above all, reporters and editors need to take care over political mischi...
February Newsletter: Diversity and the Media in Reflection
“Diversity will be on the news agenda more than ever in 2022, but how media will cover the story remains an open question. In the coming months – whether it’s through coverage of sport, the pandemic, migration, policing or community relations – journalists may h...
Voices of a Hostile Environment: The UK Media’s Role in Hostile Migr...
The migration discourse in the country has to be detoxified. Mainstream and independent media need to diversify the conversation, or increase their efforts in doing so.
MDI reports find that Serbian media tend to use stereotypical represen...
For every report about activism in the mainstream media, there are 13 reports detailing criminal activity or violence. However, youth portals have shown far greater sensitivity to reporting on youth activism than the mainstream media.
