Stories
Our stories examine the ways that race, religion, class, dis/ability, age, gender and sexual identity issues intersect with major topics in the media, and aim to bring new perspectives to light.
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Weaponisation of disinformation
By Saba Chaudhry Media should play an important role during conflicts, but the recent India and Pakistan clashes illustrate how …
Neurodivergence can be a reporter’s strength – but only with t...
By Nicholas Fearn Over the past few years, there’s been an influx of articles about increasing ADHD and autism diagnoses. …
A DANCE OF IDENTITY
The struggle of bringing the story of a trans dancer to the public The past six years for Sophie, a …
The left owning up to its past
Wokeism has “had its day” and to effectively highlight and combat social injustices, the ‘left’ should self-reflect on its own …
South Asian media’s narratives on refugees need to change
By Anmol Irfan As of mid-2024, 122.6 million people remain forcibly displaced – removed from their homes or even countries …
Book launch of Coming clean
With just a week to go! The Media Diversity Institute (MDI), in collaboration with the Centre for Law, Democracy, and …
“Community Notes” – Opportunity or Risk?
By Dieter Brockmeyer Dealing with fake news and misinformation on the internet remains a major challenge. Social media platforms like …
Mainstream media needs to ensure meaningful inclusion of indigenous vo...
By Saba Chaudhry Indigenous peoples make up 6.2 per cent of the world population, represent 5,000 different cultures and have …
Building local media resilience: reflections from the LIMENet Innovati...
From March 28 to 31, the LIMENet Media Innovation Fair in Budapest brought together over 100 media professionals from across …
Russia’s Indigenous activists struggle to make their message heard
By Clara Greenwood Earlier in April, an avalanche of protests from Russia’s indigenous journalists, bloggers and activists descended on the …
