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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“Their Feast”

“Their Feast”

Published: 9 December 2014 Country: Egypt Egyptian filmmaker Reem Morsi recently featured her short film “Their Feast” at the BBC …

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Armenia: A Vulnerable Place for LGBT Community

Armenia: A Vulnerable Place for LGBT Community

Published: 9 December 2014 Country: Armenia Representatives of civil society in Armenia united their voices against discrimination and hate promoting …

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UK TV and Film: Mind the (Gender) Gap

UK TV and Film: Mind the (Gender) Gap

Published: 9 December 2014 Country: UK Only one in ten film directors in the UK are women. Those female directors, …

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Unwanted & Discriminated by the Media: Refugees & Migrants i...

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 …

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Development Manager

Development Manager

MDI is seeking a Development Manager See the full job description and apply here by 26 February 2015  

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The Sandford St Martin Awards Invites Entries 2015

The Sandford St Martin Awards Invites Entries 2015

Deadline: 13 February 2015 Country: UK The Sandford St Martin Awards is now calling for entries to the UK’s most …

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Immigrants as ‘Aliens’ for the Right-Wing Media

Immigrants as ‘Aliens’ for the Right-Wing Media

Published: 4 December 2014 Country: US US President Obama’s immigration plan is the most recent opportunity utilised by the some …

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MDI US Head of Operations at Columbia University

MDI US Head of Operations at Columbia University

Published: 29 November 2014 Countries: US, Serbia, Montenegro “The fall is coming, so the good housewives would do better if …

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Rage or Race – US Media on Ferguson

Rage or Race – US Media on Ferguson

Published: 29 November Country: US The majority of the media describe the situation in Ferguson, Missouri as a warzone, a …

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Ferguson: Media Misses the Positive Stories

Ferguson: Media Misses the Positive Stories

Published: 29 November 2014 Country: US by Joan Lipkin* With a few exceptions, the media coverage of the situation in …

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