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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Fight for Equal Pay in the US Newsrooms
Published: 10 December 2013 Country: USA Nancy Gibbs, the newly-appointed editor of Time, is a role model for many female …
Story of an Orphan in Russia, written at MDI Training
Dates: 24-28 November 2013 Country: Russia, Saratov It was a compelling story: the young boy, who lost his mother at …
How Safe Are Women Journalists ?
Published: 9 December 2013 Region: Worldwide Almost two-thirds of women journalists have been intimidated, threatened or abused in relation to …
MDI Joined the Global Alliance on Media and Gender
Published: 9 December 2013 Region: Worldwide The Global Alliance on Media and Gender (GAMG) was formally launched on 4th of …
The Powerful Girls of Technology and Media
Published: 4 December 2013 Region: Latin America “Let’s go girls!” says Marianna Santos, the founder of “Chicas Poderosas” (“Powerful Women”), …
‘Meet the Somalis’ through Cartoons
Published: 21 November 2013 Region: Somalia, Europe ‘Meet the Somalis’ tells the stories of 14 different Somalis in seven European …
Parody of Stereotypes in Charity Appeals
Published:1 December 2013 Country: Worldwide How many times have you seen the face of an African child on fundraising adverts …
Dagestani Young Journalists in Search for Missing Voices
Dates: 2-6 November 2013 Country: Russia, Makhachkala “I got the tools to pursue my idea of a tolerant society. In …
MDI and Chada FM – a Partnership for Diversity
Dates: 20 – 23 November 2013 Region: UK, London The Media Diversity Institute organised a study tour to London for …
Serbian Newspaper Initiated anti-Roma Protest
Published: 3 December 2013 Country: Serbia by Ivana Jelaca Roma community near Serbian capital Belgrade was recently threatened and verbally …
