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Gender and The Media: Then and Now

Gender and The Media: Then and Now

"Women in public life face the same online dangers as men, but in addition they are specifically targeted with abuse and threats simply for being women who choose to take on a public role as human rights activists, journalists or politicians. The situation is heightened...

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My story, my way 

My story, my way 

"As a journalist, I saw diversity as a necessary ingredient of any story aspiring “to provide the best obtainable version of the truth”, to quote Carl Bernstein of Watergate fame. Could the press do that without being itself a reflection of the diversity of the soci...

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When Change Isn’t Enough

When Change Isn’t Enough

"Without exception, each scholar was surprised and excited that I was from England. "I didn’t know there were Black people in Britain" was a common refrain. To many, I was from an unheard species called Black British journalist. My heart sank." 

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Diversity: A Universal Heritage That Challenges The Media 

Diversity: A Universal Heritage That Challenges The Media 

"If diversity issues have always been close to my heart, it is probably because of my personal background."

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Media Organisations’ Approach to Governance Needs to Diversify

Media Organisations’ Approach to Governance Needs to Diversify

Is the causal link between more diverse leadership and financial results the answer to improving media organisations’ bottom line?

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Revolutionizing Accessibility: The Media Should Incorporate the Use of...

Revolutionizing Accessibility: The Media Should Incorporate the Use of...

Incorporating AI technology in the media could be a turning point in the fight for accessibility and inclusion for the visually impaired and deaf communities across Africa.

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Media Needs to Investigate Sexual Violence against Women and Girls wit...

Media Needs to Investigate Sexual Violence against Women and Girls wit...

An increasing number of cases of sexual violence against women and girls with disabilities in Southern Africa goes unreported both by the media.

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Media Diversity Institute and Get The Trolls Out!  Ask Pope to Retract...

Media Diversity Institute and Get The Trolls Out! Ask Pope to Retract...

On 22 November 2022, Pope Francis gave an interview to America Magazine in which he discussed several issues including the war in Ukraine. In his interview he implied that ethnoreligious minorities in Russia are crueller than those of the 'Russian tradition'

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<strong>Are celebrity lawsuits against the media changing the future o...

Are celebrity lawsuits against the media changing the future o...

DMG Media is home to one of the biggest online news sites in the UK, as well as its daily newspaper.

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Social Media Enables Creators to Shine a Light on Invisible Disabiliti...

Social Media Enables Creators to Shine a Light on Invisible Disabiliti...

Social media has begun shining a light on disabilities including invisible disabilities which are disabilities that are not immediately apparent such as chronic illnesses, sleep disorders and neurological illnesses that significantly impair normal activities of daily li...

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Elon Musk’s Twitter Purchase Could Affect Vulnerable Groups on t...

Elon Musk’s Twitter Purchase Could Affect Vulnerable Groups on t...

If it is Musk’s goal to improve public discourse, then rolling back hard-won advances in content moderation that help protect its most vulnerable users will see that discourse suffer. It seems like a lot to lose just to gain an edit button.

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Media Diversity Institute Publishes New Inclusive Journalism Handbook

Media Diversity Institute Publishes New Inclusive Journalism Handbook

The Media Diversity Institute developed an Inclusive Journalism Handbook aimed at academics, journalism students and journalists providing them with the …

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