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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Women of the World

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 …

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US Media Refer to Racism in the Past Tense

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 …

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Migrants and Minorities – Anti-heroes of Russian Press

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 …

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PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival

PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival

Published: 26 February 2014 Region: Worldwide Deadline: 27 June 2014 The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International …

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Our Elections, Our Europe!

Our Elections, Our Europe!

Published: 25 February 2014 Countries: Greece, Hungary, Italy Xenophobic statements by politicians, racial discriminations by extreme-right groups, unfair representation of …

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Tweeting in Your Mother Language

Tweeting in Your Mother Language

Published: 25 February 2014 Region: Worldwide In honour of UNESCO International Mother Language Day (21 February), peopleĀ from all over the …

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Ahna Keda webzine promoted on Egyptian TV

Ahna Keda webzine promoted on Egyptian TV

Date: 25 February 2014 Country: Egypt Only one year ago, fifteen Egyptian students from six universities, with the support of …

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Uganda: Lynching by Tabloid

Uganda: Lynching by Tabloid

Published: 25 February 2014 Country: Uganda Just a day after signing of the controversial anti-gay law in Uganda, a tabloid …

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Miklos Sukosd

Miklos Sukosd

Keywords: media and journalism theory, comparative media and journalism studies, media research, content analysis and discourse analysis, media and communication …

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Youth On … Mute

Youth On … Mute

Published: 25 February 2014 Region: Southeastern Europe Young people in South-east Europe are portrayed in media as dependent, apolitical, violentĀ and …

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