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 Missing from US Media
Published: 21 February 2014 Country: US Men or more precisely, white men dominate the content and the newsrooms in US …
Statistics on Immigration Twisted
Published: 20 February 2014 Country: UK By quoting the new YouGov research, Daily Express wrote on its front page on …
Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship for women journalists
Published: 20 February 2014 Region: Worldwide Deadline: April 11, 2014 Female Human Rights reporters from all over the world have now …
2.500 Different Ways to Say WOMAN
Published: 19 February 2014 Region: Worldwide The question is can the stereotypical image of women be changed and how. The …
Girls are Girls and Boys are Boys?
Published: 11 February 2014 Country: UK BBC audience guide for children’s channel has been accused of gender stereotyping while it …
We are looking for a logo!
Published: 4 February 2014 Deadline: 21 February 2014 The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) is launching a Logo Design Competition for …
“Easier to be a Journalist in Syria than in Egypt”
Published: 4 February 2014 Country: Egypt By Lorena Martínez The number of reports of arrests, harassment, detention and prosecution of …
Good Journalism in the City of Orson Welles’ Othello
Dates: 3 – 5 January 2014 Country: Morocco, Essouaira By Don Murray* The quote was memorable. “I never expected, after …
MDI Celebrates 15th Anniversary
Date: 23 January 2014 Location: London, UK The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) celebrated its 15th anniversary by discussing the lack …
Story of MDI in 8-Minute Film
Published: 27 January 2014 Region: Worldwide The Media Diversity Institute celebrated its 15th anniversary by discussing the role of the …
