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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Through the Sand and Road Blocks in Mali
Dates: 17 – 23 January 2015 Country: Mali Three days, 1542 kilometres and dozens of road blocks: to reach their …
Scholarships: College of Europe in Belgium & Poland
The College of Europe offers a large number of scholarships to university graduates coming from European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) countries …
(S)He Who Laughs the Last, Laughs Best
Published: 23 January 2015 Country: UK British tabloid the Sun mislead its audience to believe that would drop its controversial …
Five Media Mistakes over Charlie Hebdo
Published: 14 January 2015 Region: Worldwide by Dasha Ilic The satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has featured the prophet Muhammad on …
‘Blogging is Not Journalism’
Dates: 15 – 20 December 2014 Country: Morocco Last autumn in Southern Morocco, floods destroyed large parts of the road …
Transgender MP Candidate Consumed by the Press
Published: 23 December 2014 Country: UK By Adil Yilmaz The British tabloid Sun and its columnist caused an outrage on …
United in Diversity: Many Reasons, One Goal
Dates: 5 – 11 December 2014 Country: Mauritania School teacher, fishing captain, blogger, star TV anchor… People with very different …
Dune Voices: MDI launches Sahara multimedia platform
Date: 13 December 2014 Countries: Mali, Mauritania, Algeria, Morocco and Libya After months of preparation, when the platform’s team was …
Unwanted & Discriminated by the Media: Refugees & Migrants i...
Date: 29 November 2014 Country: Algeria ‘Welcome, Ebola and AIDS’ and ‘Africans create their Republic’ – these are just some …
Unwanted & Discriminated by the Media: Refugees & Migrants i...
Date: 29 November 2014 Country: Algeria ‘Welcome, Ebola and AIDS’ and ‘Africans create their Republic’ – these are just some …
