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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Media Against Racism
Published: 21 March Region: Worldwide Few days before the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, it has been …

Making Moroccan CSOs Tech-Savvy
Published: 20 March 2014 Country: Morocco “A good message is clear, short and expressed in the language appropriate for your …

Professionalism in Egyptian Media – When and How?
Date: 12 March 2014 Country: Egypt Many media outlets and journalists in Egypt lack professionalism, as it was repeated at …

High Heels or Military Boots
Date: 16 March 2013 Country: Egypt Inas Kamal Al-Deen Ramadan, a journalist at “Roz al Yousef” magazine recently awarded by …

Reporting Diversity on the Streets of Algiers
Dates: 21 – 25 February 2014 Country: Algeria, Algiers The surly teenager in a dark backstreet near the Port of …

Digital Tools for Spreading a Message
Dates: 7 – 11 February 2014 Country: Tunisia, Tunis Young man is talking to the camera. The only way we …

Grants for Training in Journalism
Published: 12 March 2014 Country: UK Deadline: 2 April 2014 The Journalism Diversity Fund offers grants to journalists with socially …

Women of the World
Published: 10 March 2014 Region: Worldwide Dates: 5-9 March 2014 WOW is for Women, for Women of the World. Women …

US Media Refer to Racism in the Past Tense
Published: 6 March 2014 Countries: US and UK When 84 per cent of the prime-time guests of CNN, MSNBC and …

Migrants and Minorities – Anti-heroes of Russian Press
Published: 27 February 2012 Country: Russia Media coverage of migrants, ethnic minorities and other vulnerable groups in Russia is mainly …