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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No Women in Egyptian Soap Opera during Ramadan
Published: 26 June 2013 Country: Egypt The Egyptian Soap opera called “The Coffee Shop” stands out from their peer programmes …
European Contest for the Best Article on Integration
Deadline: 31 July 2013 Region: European countries Journalists from all European countries can enter their stories in the contest “Writing …
MDI Continues its Engagement in Morocco
Dates: 2013-2016 Country: Morocco Media Diversity Institute (MDI) has been working in Morocco since 2009. In order to keep promoting …
Refugee Day: How to Report on Refugees and Migration?
Published: 19 June 2013 Region: Worldwide 2012 has registered the highest number of refugees and internally displaced people than at …
MDI Training for Soap Opera Scriptwriters
Dates: 8-9 June 2013 Country: Egypt, Sokhna Twelve Egyptian soap opera scriptwriters participated in a two-days training on Inclusive Media …
MDI Teaches Inclusive Journalism to American Students on a London Park
Dates: 4 May – 30 June Country: USA and UK MDI provided the Inclusive Journalism module to a class of …
Egyptian Media publish 25 Stories Produced at MDI Training
Dates: 1-5 June 2013 Country: Egypt, Cairo Egyptian newspapers, print and online, have published 25 articles produced during the ‘Parliamentary …
“Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion” Video Contest
Deadline: 27 September 2013 Region: Worldwide The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and UNESCO have launched a campaign “Do …
Gezi Park Protests show Erdogan’s Control over Mainstream Media in T...
Published: 14 June 2013 Country: Turkey by Lorena Martínez While one of the biggest protests was taking place in Istanbul …
MDI-Supported TV Show Investigates Frozen Egyptian Funds Abroad
Published: 12 June 2013 Country: Egypt The struggle of Egypt to recover frozen funds from abroad was the topic of …
