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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Major Victims of Media Bias Remain Side-lined in Press Reform Row
Published: 16 October 2013 Country: UK by Aidan White After months of relative calm, Britain’s politicians and press owners are …

MDI Extends its Presence in China
Published: 7 October 2013 Country: China The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) has confirmed its presence in China by taking a …

MDI Launches its Project at the Festival in Sochi
Date: 30 September 2013 Country: Russia, Sochi The Media Diversity Institute’s project for Russia has been launched at the 17th …

Conference on How Inclusive is Algerian Media
Date: 30 September 2013 Country: Algiers, Algeria The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) with the support of UK Embassy in Algiers …

Free Training on New Media Tools to Combat Discrimination
Dates: 8- 10 November 2013 Region: Black Sea area Journalists from the Black Sea area (Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, Turkey or …

Algerian Stories through Women’s Eyes
Date: 22-28 September 2013 Country: Algiers, Algeria What a blind, young singer from the Western part of Algeria has in …

MDI as UNESCO’s Partner for Global Forum on Media and Gender
Published: 3 October 2013 Region: Worldwide The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) has become UNESCO’s partner for the ‘Global Forum on …

Do British Newspapers Play a Negative Role Covering Immigrants’ Stor...
Published: 3 October Country: UK By Lorena Martínez Articles about immigration have appeared more often in the UK newspapers this …

Digital Women UK Helps Female Creatives Raise Their Profile
Published: 30 September Country: UK Across the UK, female writers and artists are striving to engage with the expansive world …

Awards to Recognise Diversity in Media
Published: 30 September Region: Europe The work of European organisations and individuals who are dedicated to equality, diversity and inclusion …