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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Media Fear of Romanians and Bulgarians Coming to UK
Published: 22 February 2013 Region: Europe Nine countries, members of the European Union, will lift their labour market restrictions on …

Training on Strengthening Social Cohesion in Albania and Montenegro
Dates: 4 – 8 February 2013 Country: Albania, Tirana Promoting an inclusive and accurate journalism for 15 years, executive Director …

Studies on Media Diversity in Egypt
Published: 21 February 2013 Country: Egypt The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) launched three studies on how inclusive and diverse Egyptian …

Media Facing Tensions and Transitions in the Mediterranean
Date: 28 February and 1 March 2013 Country: Spain, Barcelona The Anna Lindh Foundation will hold a meeting on ‘Media …

Coverage of Reeva Steenkamp’s Murder Shows Media Sexism
Published: 18 February 2013 Region: Worldwide There have been some serious concerns about the way media across the globe reported …

A Hundred Articles, Several Videos and a Short Film in “Let the ...
Published: 13 February 2013 Country: UK Media Diversity Institute is pleased to publicise the results of one year-long project “Let …

Report on media coverage of diversity during Egypt’s Constitutional ...
Published: 12 February 2013 Region: Egypt The Media Diversity Institute (MDI) launched its third study on how inclusive and diverse …

Rising Voices 2013 Competition
Deadline: 1 March 2013 Region: Worldwide Rising Voices announced the new competition for citizen media outreach projects – Microgrants 2013. …

Odd – Film about Others
Published: 8 February 2013 Region: Worldwide Odd, a short movie supported by the Media diversity Institute, has been shown at …

Maghreb Forum Puts Media Reform Back on the Arab Spring Agenda
Published: 7 February 2013 Region: MENA by Aidan White Bloodshed in Libya, civil war in Syria and a toxic mix …