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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MDI Joined the Global Alliance on Media and Gender
Published: 9 December 2013 Region: Worldwide The Global Alliance on Media and Gender (GAMG) was formally launched on 4th of …
The Powerful Girls of Technology and Media
Published: 4 December 2013 Region: Latin America “Let’s go girls!” says Marianna Santos, the founder of “Chicas Poderosas” (“Powerful Women”), …
Dagestani Young Journalists in Search for Missing Voices
Dates: 2-6 November 2013 Country: Russia, Makhachkala “I got the tools to pursue my idea of a tolerant society. In …
MDI and Chada FM – a Partnership for Diversity
Dates: 20 – 23 November 2013 Region: UK, London The Media Diversity Institute organised a study tour to London for …
‘Meet the Somalis’ through Cartoons
Published: 21 November 2013 Region: Somalia, Europe ‘Meet the Somalis’ tells the stories of 14 different Somalis in seven European …
Parody of Stereotypes in Charity Appeals
Published:1 December 2013 Country: Worldwide How many times have you seen the face of an African child on fundraising adverts …
Serbian Newspaper Initiated anti-Roma Protest
Published: 3 December 2013 Country: Serbia by Ivana Jelaca Roma community near Serbian capital Belgrade was recently threatened and verbally …
Cancer Survivor’s Breast Sparks Controversy
Published: 3 December 2013 Country: USA The New York Times editors did not expect such a reaction when they chose …
Britain’s ‘Nasty’ Image Grows as Biased Media Target Migrants
Published: 2 December 2013 Country: UK by Aidan White When UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced that his government intends …
Awards for Outstanding Reporting on Indigenous Peoples
Deadline: 25 November 2013 Region: Asia The Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact, with funding support from the SIDA, Swedish International Development …
