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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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 …
Freedom of Expression Principles in Law
Published: 1 July 2015 Region: Worldwide Around 160 bloggers and nearly the same number of journalists are currently imprisoned around …
Nieman Reports: Why Newsroom Diversity Works
Published: 19 June 2015 Country: US Only 15 percent of daily newspapers in the US had a person of colour …
Fighting Radicalisation and Extremism Online
Published: 18 June 2015 Region: Worldwide UNESCO has launched new integrated Framework of Action – Empowering Youth to Build Peace …
Rachel Dolezal: ‘I Identify as Black’
Published: 17 June 2015 Country: US Former NAACP official Rachel Dolezal’s racial identity has caused a heated debate on race …
The Case of Goldsmiths Diversity Officer
Published: 15 June 2015 Country: UK By Adil Yilmaz Goldsmiths student diversity officer Bahar Mustafa has caused controversy after she …
