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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No News on Murders of Black Transgender Women
Published: 9 March 2015 Country: US By Adil Yilmaz Since the beginning of this year, seven transgender women of colour …
From Crisis to Corruption in the Balkans: MDI at Columbia University
Date: 11 March 2015 Region: Western Balkans The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) Head of Operations and Development in the US …
Dune-Voices Extends to Libya: Safety and Ethics Most Needed
Dates: 14 – 21 February 2015 Country: Libya, Tunis «They came for us, probably to kill us. My sister and …
Meet the Libyan Journalists
Dates: 14 – 22 February Country: Libya MDI is hosting a group of sixteen Libyan Journalists at the multi-media workshop …
Chapel Hill Shooting: A Tale of Double-Standards?
Published: 17 February 2015 Country: USA By Giulia Dessi On the evening of the 10th of February, three Muslim students …
Case PEGIDA: Media Attention for Racists
Published: 16 February 2015 Country/Region: Germany, Europe By Adil Yilmaz PEGIDA (The Europeans against the Islamisation of the West) movement …
CSO and the Media Working Together in Morocco
Dates: 6 – 8 February 2015 Country: Morocco Halid ended up on the streets of Casablanca when he was 8. …
“Yes We Must”: Gender Equality in the Media by 2030
Dates: 8 March – 3 May 2015 Region: Worldwide UNESCO has just launched Women Make the News 2015 (WMN), the …
Roma Absent from the Lithuanian Press
Published: 16 February 2015 Country: Lithuania Roma and Muslims living in Lithuania are absent from the country’s media. Alongside a …
Settela, the girl in the train
Published: 10 February Region: Europe by Janna Eliot Each January I wait for her. And she always comes, the beautiful …
