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Invisible Children of Algerian Terrorists
Dates: 20 – 24 September 2014 Country: Algeria Abd El Djebbar was born in the mountainous region of Sétif in …

MDI to partner with Chinese University
Date: 30 September 2014 Country: China, Guangzhou Sun Yat-Sen University based in the capital of the most economically prosperous Chinese …

MDI hosts debate on Media & Security in Tunisia
Published: 24 September 2014 Country: Tunisia Top security spokespersons from the UK, USA and Tunisia shared 24 September their experience …

MDI joins UNESCO Media Literacy Global Alliance
Date: 27 – 28 September 2014 Country: China “The world would be lost without information and intercultural dialogue would be …

NUJ Race Reporting Guidelines
Keywords: UK, Great Britain, English, race, minorities, immigrants, immigration, media, guidelines The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) published an updated …

NUJ on Reporting Race
Published: 2 October 2014 Country: UK The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) published an updated version of the guidelines for …

NUJ guidelines for reporting on LGBT
Keywords: UK, English, LGBT, media, discrimination, homophobia, sexism, gender, guidelines The National Union of Journalists has launched new guidelines for …

NUJ on Reporting LGBT
Published: 2 October 2014 Country: UK The National Union of Journalists has launched new guidelines for reporting on LGBT for …

Human Rights: The Mass Media’s Bogeyman?
Published: 30 September 2014 Country: UK By Prof. Eric Heinze, QMUL, London ‘If the tabloids didn’t have human rights, they’d …

No Country for Old Minded TV
Published: 23 September 2014 Country: Spain Spain is the country where same-sex marriage has existed for almost a decade. But …