Past Projects
Media Diversity Institute works on projects that promote media and information literacy, better representation of minority groups in the media and combat disinformation around the world.
MEDIADELCOM
Critical Exploration of Media Related Risks and Opportunities for Deliberative Communication: Development Scenarios of the European Media Landscape MEDIADELCOM has develop a diagnostic tool (multiple scenario building model) for policy makers, educators, media critical bodies and institutions, as well as for media experts and journalists, which is enabling the provision of holistic assessment of risks and opportunities concerning deliberative communication and consequently social cohesion in Europe. The tool enables drawing on multiple risks and opportunity scenarios of the European media...
Get the Trolls Out! Phase IV
This 30-month project strives to encourage young people to combat discrimination and religious intolerance in Europe. This new phase builds on Get the Trolls Out!’s existing track record in monitoring online hate speech and using the findings to challenge the perpetrators or debunk inflammatory rhetoric. It delivers social media-based campaigns to promote key messaging and help build a healthier environment online. Led by the Media Diversity Institute (MDI) and working with partners across Europe, Get The Trolls Out! counters anti-religious...
Inclusive Media, Cohesive Society
Inclusive Media, Cohesive Society (IMeCS) was a two-year project that aimed to foster a media sector that contributes to a pluralistic, inclusive, and cohesive society in Lebanon. The lead partner on this project was the Samir Kassir Foundation, which worked together with Media Diversity Institute and the Thomson Reuters Foundation. The goals were: To ensure that media platforms, including social media, provide a fair representation of all components of the Lebanese society To equip marginalized groups and hate speech victims...
Get the Trolls Out! Sri Lanka
Get The Trolls Out! Monitoring and Combating Online Hate Speech and Disinformation Campaigns in Sri Lanka (GTTOSL) was a 3 year project which aimed to foster social cohesion in Sri Lanka by developing critical thinking skills among online audiences and building resilience to harmful narratives propagated by social media. The lead partner on the project was the Media Diversity Institute, working together with Hashtag Generation as the partner in Sri Lanka. Goals: To raise awareness of the scope and focus...
