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EU Court Ruling Rekindles Media Debates on Hijab Ban
By completely glossing over the impact on the lives and experiences of the women who are banned from wearing the hijab, the media is removing them from the narrative and failing to complete their responsibility by putting forth the complete picture.
GB News’ “Anti-Woke War” Cannot Challenge Diversity in t...
The step in the right direction for better inclusivity and diversity in the news media would be to challenge the consensus reality, by not just employing diverse staff but also allowing narratives to be formed by the people from diverse communities.
Media needs to go beyond raising awareness in its fight against child ...
One of the best media strategy in reporting about child marriages is to move beyond awareness of the problem. Stories should be about covering solutions to the problem and successes as many cases media coverage that is supported by advocacy work can lead to policy chan...
Sports, Racism, and the Media’s Responsibility
Racism during Euro 2020 is only one example of the way the media report on diversity and inclusion in sports. Media Diversity Institute stresses out the need for more inclusive reporting of sports.
Resource: Curation as methodological enhancement in researching produc...
Research into how producers negotiate issues of diversity and multicultural content in Europe is rare and mostly relies on interviews and documents, and furthermore work on understanding those negotiation processes in relation to children’s screen content is even rare...
Why the UK media industry needs paid maternity leave and benefits
A combination of flexible working, a more supportive work culture, valuing women’s contributions, shared leave, more part-time jobs, better maternity pay, and protected job opportunities post-maternity leave would all make the media industry a better option for workin...
The German Far Right Blames Migrants and Muslims for Antisemitism, Whi...
Citing the suffering of Palestinians to justify hatred against Jewish people is an exploitative form of discrimination that should be strongly condemned. Similarly, the tackling of antisemitism should not perpetuate hatred against migrants and Muslims.
When the Media Use Terrorist Tropes: The Coverage of Dine Hoxha Attack...
It is the media’s professional and legal obligation to not “present material that incites hatred or violence against individuals on the basis of race, religion, nationality, colour, ethnic origin, membership, gender, sexual orientation, civil status, disability, ill...
Islamo-Leftism: A False Concept That Has Polarised Public Opinion
In these times of heated tensions, it is important that concepts such as Islamo-leftism, which influence the media narrative, are scrutinised for what they are; divisive, stigmatising and false.
Taking the Knee During Euro 2020
Whoever wins on Sunday, it is certain that a European conversation on racism is out in the open, and it is something that will find more and more space as the World Cup in 2022 will be hosted in Qatar, in what is already called a World Cup of Shame.
Resource: Disinformation campaigns about LGBTI+ people in the EU and f...
This briefing was initially published on the European Parliament’s website. Abstract “The purpose of this briefing is to give a …
Windrush and its Impact on Black British Journalists
Personal experiences could shape a journalist’s perspective and approach of storytelling. Sharing these experiences is important as it is a reminder to all audiences that it is crucial for diversity and inclusion to be present within the industry of journalism, as it ...
