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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Call for Online Monitors Against Antisemitic Hate Speech
Deadline: 20 August 2015 Region: Europe Do you want to contribute to the fight against antisemitism at a European level? …
Richard Dawkins, the Liberator of Women?
Published: 28 July 2015 Region: Worldwide ‘Islam needs a feminist revolution. It will be hard. What can we do to …
Who’s Afraid of Miniskirts?
Date: 25 July 2015 Region: Morocco/MENA Professor Manuel Castells, the sociologist well known for his theories on network society in …
Cameron – Combating Extremism or Attacking Freedom of Speech?
Published: 23 July 2015 Country: UK The British Prime Minister David Cameron presented his 5-year-plan for fighting ‘home-grown’ Islamic extremism …
Get the trolls out! MDI to counter antisemitism in Europe
Published: 15 July 2015 Region: Europe The recently launched MDI project “Get the trolls out!” will counter incidents of antisemitic …
The study on Charlie Hebdo Effect in the Balkans
Published: 14 July 2015 Region: Balkans The study “The Charlie Hebdo Effect in the Balkans” analyses how the Balkan media …
European Summer School on “Prejudice, Genocide, Remembrance”
Date: 5 – 10 July 2015 Country: Hungary Second European Summer School 2015 gathered 25 civil servants, educators, journalists, churches …
Is Same-Sex Marriage Overrated?
Published: 10 July 2015 Country/Region: US/Worldwide By Adil Yilmaz The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling legalising same-sex marriage attracted much attention …
Why Media Should Not Publish Racist Manifestos
Publish: 3 July 2015 Countries: UK, USA The answer seems to be obvious. According to Code of ethics and guidelines …
Sensationalism and Stereotypes in Reporting on Domestic Violence
Published: 1 July 2015 Country: Serbia By Ivana Jelaca In the first five months of this year, 26 women have …
