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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Uprising Journalists Fight Back Against CNN Indonesia
By Arpan Rachman Beneath the humid tropical heat, a sweltering 33-degree Celsius, Taufiqurrohman drives a taxi in Jakarta’s traffic jam. …
Is AI in journalism a good or bad thing? It’s not that black and whi...
By Alan Martin Ever since Open AI released ChatGPT 3.5 in late 2022, we’ve been repeatedly told — both by …
Is press freedom in America under threat?
By Andrew Gawthorpe Donald Trump’s second term has begun with an attack on press freedom which has already reached much …
Brussels Peacebuilding and Multi-faith Forum: When women take initiati...
By YoCoJoin reporters: Ranim Alhoushi, Nisrine Koukouchi, Ngoc Thien An Nguyen “Keeping an open mind and an open heart is …
How journalists can write about autism responsibly: best practices for...
By Rini Mukkath Each year, World Autism Awareness Day serves as a reminder of the importance of representing autistic people …
Shen Yun: The Show with a Hidden Agenda
Shen Yun Performing Arts is a prominent non-profit performing arts and entertainment company based in the United States that has …
Reporting on race: why journalism must challenge bias, not reinforce i...
By Angelo Boccato The United Nations General Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial …
Post-regime, Syrians confront a cold reality
By Natacha Danon, Programs Manager at Syria Direct DAMASCUS—In the Syrian capital, run down yellow taxis rumble around the city …
The Rise of the “Tradwife” Movement on Social Media
By Rifana Khanum The “Tradwife” movement has gained significant traction on social media platforms like TikTok. The trend rose in …
The AfD: always rising, never really falling
The Christian Democrats parties, the CDU, and CSU parties won 28.5% of the vote in the federal elections on Sunday 23 as Germans headed to the polls to vote for the 630 Bundestag (Germany’s federal Parliament) members, making them the...
