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Equal Pay Day: Global pay gap in journalism must be addressed immediat...

PRESS RELEASE 18 September 2024 While the gender pay gap globally approaches 20%, women in journalism are no exception and …

German media reporting on the attack in Solingen

This article is produced by MDI project Get the Trolls Out Three people were killed by a man with a …

MDI DEBATE: Should experts grant interviews to biased or controversial...

When should experts say no to interview requests? How do they balance the need to present audiences with valuable information …

Media reporting about the gender Gen Z political divide

By Santiago Bracho, Queen Mary University Graduate. It has been a little over a month since the end of the …

Music and Hatred: How a Song Caused Ethnic Tensions at a Student Party...

By Despina Kovachevskа, media monitor specialist A student party in Skopje in Spring took an unexpected turn when the playing …

STATEMENT – MDI condemns any form of pressure on its members and...

Members from the Media Diversity Institute (MDI), along with experts from other UK charities, have been banned from entering the …

Youth digital activism: The social media Guillotine and other moveme...

By Alexandra Alexandrova, freelance journalist with MDI Communications team In an online environment flooded with influencers pushing users to indulge …

Can TV series challenge stereotypes, the case of ‘AlRawabi Schoo...

By Anmol Irfan, freelance journalist Near the end of the Netflix original AlRawabi School for Girls – a Jordanian show …

The transphobic and misogynistic attacks by the Italian press on Alger...

By Alessandra Vescio It took only 46 seconds for Italian boxer Angela Carini to withdraw from her match against Algerian …

African youth anger: how a generation is using social media to call fo...

By Raphael Mweninguwe, freelance journalist Kenya’s current protests against the government are attracting attention, and rightly so. What is happening …

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 …