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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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BBC Trust: BBC Should Have Listened to the Public More Carefully
Published: 19 July 2013 Country: UK A review recently published by the BBC Trust concludes that the BBC didn’t get …

No Further Action from the BBC Over Sexist Comments
Date: 19 July 2013 Country: UK The BBC presenter John Inverdale made the sexist comments during the women’s final at …

#AllWhiteFrontPages Campaigns Against Lack of Diversity in UK Media
Published:17 July 2013 Country:UK The social media campaign #AllWhiteFrontPages aims to raise awareness of British media lack to include ethnic …

Similarities before Differences
Dates: 9 – 10 July Country: Serbia, Belgrade One of the participants of the “Reporting LGBT” workshop held in Belgrade …

IJNet Contest for Best Coverage of Infectious Diseases
Deadline: 1 August 2013 Regions: US, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa Journalists from the United States, Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa can win …

‘Another Night on Earth’ Shows the Diversity of Egyptian Society
Published: 10 July 2013 Region: Egypt, Cairo A taxi, a driver and passengers are the main three elements of the …

MDI Seeks Moscow-based Project Coordinator
Date: Until March 2014 Location: Russia, Moscow The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) in cooperation with the Russian Union of Journalists …

Call for Experts of all Fields to Join Media4change
Published: 9 July 2013 Region: Worldwide Experts from journalism, human rights and several other fields are invited to register on …

MDI Seeks a Project Manager
Date: Until March 2014 Location: UK, London The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) is seeking a part-time Project Manager to work …