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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‘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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Getting The Story Right on Transgender People
Published: 14 November 2013 Region: Worldwide Transgender people are part of a marganisalised group in society that needs to be …
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 …
Hate Speech vs. Freedom of Expression, the Georgian case
Published: 14 November 2013 Country: Georgia The Council of Religions of Georgia has severely criticised a draft law to ban …
How Sexist is Your Movie?
Published: 14 November 2013 Country: Sweden The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Avatar or Gravity are three examples of films …
How to Harness Media Effectively
Dates: 25-27 October 2013 Country: UK, London “I have always avoided interacting with the media because I didn’t have the …
