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Cancel Culture Series: Interview with Benjamin Cohen

Cancel Culture Series: Interview with Benjamin Cohen

"You being ‘cancelled’ is not really real. It just seems like that because of Twitter and because of the way certain sections of the press will pick it up and run with it." - Benjamin Cohen

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The Long Media Debate of Capitalising the B in Black

The Long Media Debate of Capitalising the B in Black

As one the debate on Critical Race Theory in the US and elsewhere is getting more and more heated it is important to understand the importance of issues such as the capitalisation of B in Black for the Black community

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Cancel Culture Series: Interview with Dr Angela Martinez Dy

Cancel Culture Series: Interview with Dr Angela Martinez Dy

"The right to free speech comes with the responsibility of accountability, or being answerable for one’s actions, including the thoughts, opinions and perspectives one presents in public spaces, including online." - Dr Angela Martinez Dy

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EU Court Ruling Rekindles Media Debates on Hijab Ban

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.

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GB News’ “Anti-Woke War” Cannot Challenge Diversity in t...

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.

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Media needs to go beyond raising awareness in its fight against child ...

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...

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Sports, Racism, and the Media’s Responsibility

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.

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Resource: Curation as methodological enhancement in researching produc...

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...

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Why the UK media industry needs paid maternity leave and benefits

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...

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The German Far Right Blames Migrants and Muslims for Antisemitism, Whi...

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.

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When the Media Use Terrorist Tropes: The Coverage of Dine Hoxha Attack...

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...

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Islamo-Leftism: A False Concept That Has Polarised Public Opinion

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.

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