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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Ferguson: Where are the Angels of the US Media?
Published: 27 August 2014 Country: USA No angel. This was how the New York Times described Michael Brown, the 18-year-old …
Journalists to Spend More Time with Marginalised Groups
Published: 27 August 2014 Region: Worldwide Journalist David Tuller, author of the Media Diversity Institute’s “Reporting Diversity Guide”, teaches reporting …
Hollywood Forgot Diversity
Date: 22 August 2014 Country: US Do you know of any black female film directors? Have you noticed that female …
New Inquiry about Women in the Media
Published: 22 August 2014 Country: UK The House of Lords Select Committee on Communications has launched an inquiry into women …
White Cartoon Character Saving the Wildlife in Kenya?
Published: 20 August 2014 Country: Kenya by Alexia Kalaitzi As illegal hunting has become an increasingly serious threat for the …
MDI on London Live TV Asking for More Ethnic Diversity in the Media
Published: 19 August 2014 Country: UK A day after BSkyB pledged that by the end of next year, at least …
Media as a Friend of Algerian CSOs
Published: 15 August 2014 Country: Algeria The 16 participants on the Media Diversity Institute ‘Making your Mark’ programme are restless. …
Heaven Seekers
Published: 15 August 2014 Region: South East Asia By Magdalena Bukacka* Imagine that you are born in a place with …
Ethnic Groups in Burma Need Their Own Media
Published: 4 August 2014 Country: Myanmar (Burma) By Judith Clarke In 2012 the Myanmar government ended 50 years of strict …
How to Report on Mental Illnesses
Date: 31 July 2014 Region: Worldwide Why is depression not discussed in the same manner that cancer is? Does anyone …
